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I taught Michael

how to drink

Michael taught me

to stay closeted

–

I taught Michael

how to drink

Michael taught me

to stay closeted

–

I taught Michael

how to drink

Michael taught me

to stay closeted

now he’s married

now he plays a part

things change

and his yellow memory

burns against others

like Elizabeth

now she’s engaged

but

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but I don’t change

I’ve been asking the same

question every year

“when will it stop?”

I’ve been telling Lauren

get off that soapbox

I’ve had it the worst

I still have our memories

of all things

of all the things I’ve forgotten

sunk at the bottom of my glass

only to be retrieved during

late night interrogations

I still have ours

and I can’t get an erection

to save my life

I can’t tell if

the last line is a joke

but I’m laughing

have you seen Michael recently