there is only love
She doesn't want to see
people
on the weekend
only her
cat
She gets drunk by herself
and then rummages through
her books
and reads the last pages
of several romance novels
and starts crying
When she cries
she holds the
cat's head like
a goblet
and clasps its ears with
her lips
and sucks on them,
making the poor
animal uncomfortable
And if the cat
runs away
she gets really sad
She writes positive
affirmations on
pieces of paper she
rips from
books
GOD IS MY SUPPLY OF LOVE
IN GOD'S NAME, I AM LOVE
THERE IS ONLY LOVE
LOVING ITSELF
AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS
then she eats the
papers
or crumples and
shoves them
deep between her
legs,
strengthening her faith
in the power of
the word
eventually she
falls asleep
and dreams of an
umbilical cord floating
through space,
seeking to wrap itself
around a planet shaped as
a baby's head,
wanting to strangle, to
crush it
but it never
succeeds
Eventually she awakens
and starts
writing poems
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