By Julian Payne
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sucking on a roach standing by the pool
and i'm watching you
pink and chapped, wrapped
around the filter
passing a bottle back and forth and
back and forth and
i am very aware of yours and mine
and yours and mine and
a strand of spit snaps me
out of it,
and i think how lovely it would be
to see that spit spill onto my
pillow in the morning
but tomorrow all i'll have to show
for my hard work is
two sticky kisses and
a hangover
About the Author
Julian Payne is a young man attempting to reach an acceptable word count for his biography for the Illinois Central review. He also wrote a poem. He may write more.