not complaining, just saying

for Tracy






i'm not complaining, just saying
you were the worst girlfriend in the world
a pro at making me miserable, a magician
giving me all that shit and passing it as gold

you lied
you cheated
borrowed money and never returned it
but worst of all: you finished breaking bad without me

i'm not complaining, just saying
you were uncool with my friends
distant and cold to my family
so full of yourself

i never asked you for rent money or anything
when you were in between jobs
i walked your dog alone in winter
you were always so tired

lest we forget
the visible panty line
the i'm-not-wearin'-a-bra confidence
always ready to flirt with strangers

i'm not complaining, just saying
because, jesus, this was happening
on all occasions
once at my very own birthday party for fuck's sake

but i'm not complaining, just saying
you were the worst girlfriend ever
a pro at making me miserable
a really really bad, screwed-up person

they should have awards for people like you


greg boghossian (Ann Arbor, MI, 1981)

peanut butter

for Mary Ann






in this brave age of darkness
nothing seems to be reliable
but i thought your heart was
and it was not

now, really
come think about it
nothing is reliable
in this world of drunkness

not even peanut butter
i heard they make it now
out of some cheap beans
and then have it artificially flavored

so going back to you
i wish i had read the small print
on your label
had there been any

you are like cheap peanut butter
sweet but soulless
unreliable
unworthy


a fake



greg boghossian (Ann Arbor, MI, 1981)