go on your bike ride!
your rejection is painful
much like her spelling!

i hear your mean words
they echo inside my bones
hollowed out heart ache

when you call me "her" -
dismissive-ness permeates
i'm already gone.

sipping my coffee
i enjoy silent moments
or assume i would

"of course," he adds quickly,
blue shining in his grey eyes,
he doesn't mean it.

my cat detests me
we lock eyes as she's pooping
and i feel the threat

work stress, finally,
is relieved through fingertips,
and glasses of beer