Dramatic Irony
It is good to have friends who say,
“I love you!” “I need you!”
as well as ones who say,
“Do I look like I want a fucking tossed salad?”
sincerely it is good to have friends who write
seven thousand word emails
instead of telling you
what happened
last night
Sunday morning
in this timezone
is a vacuum
I knew we were going the right way when I saw the sex shop
opposite the cemetery
I knew we were going the wrong way when it felt like
the very fucked up situation of
loving each other
I forgot who I was
until I opened my mouth
in the dark
(In other words, the audience knows the character is making a mistake, even as the character is making it)
But
I’m not the first person
to fall in love
with an idea
And you’re not
the first person
to fall in love
with me
We just spent twelve years
wearing headphones
We just spent six months
catching up
You can’t convince me
time is linear
You can’t say things like
your other boy
Although
of course you can
Lucy K Shaw is the founding editor of Shabby Doll House.
