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It is Easier to Drink on an Empty Stomach then to Eat with a Broken Heart

She left you with
a refrigerator full or food
you were going to cook
for her
You had to tell your mom
to return the Christmas gifts
she already bought


You spent your November vacation
beating the fuck out of yourself
and slugging
beer in front of a
relentlessly on TV


Didn’t it hurt when you hung up the
phone for the last time?
For over a year, you slid out of
existence


Next year, I hope you’ll find a way to throw out the trash
to discover a glint of hope
to scrub clean your pair of hands
to get a hair cut