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a poem by John Rocco
Next!
Always remember
when they step out of line
to go to the bathroom
leave you for a 24-year-old
go endless shopping
fail a test, lose a parent
become a multimillionaire
fuck everybody
become a nun
become a doctor
become a lawyer
demand a booty call
recommend The Lovely Bones
fight with their sister
crash their car
tell you they want to cut their face off
suck dick in cars
tell you they love you
never call with their bullshit
always call with their bullshit
stop texting you in the middle
of the night, stop demanding
salad with DRESSING ON THE SIDE
get out of line and lose their place.
Remember to tell them:
"There’s a line. This is not
Vietnam. There are rules.
Take a number
like in the deli or the bakery.
Take a number and
get back in line.
Next!"
when they step out of line
to go to the bathroom
leave you for a 24-year-old
go endless shopping
fail a test, lose a parent
become a multimillionaire
fuck everybody
become a nun
become a doctor
become a lawyer
demand a booty call
recommend The Lovely Bones
fight with their sister
crash their car
tell you they want to cut their face off
suck dick in cars
tell you they love you
never call with their bullshit
always call with their bullshit
stop texting you in the middle
of the night, stop demanding
salad with DRESSING ON THE SIDE
get out of line and lose their place.
Vietnam. There are rules.
Take a number
like in the deli or the bakery.
Take a number and
get back in line.