On waking in the bed of a novelist
By Richard James Allen
Published 12 February 2021
maybe the real
definition of love
of who you love
is the person
you are not
willing to ruin the life of
and that’s how you know
* * *
I have this new app
it’s called sunshine
it reports what’s plain as day
this morning’s update
it’s raining typing
and your monsoon of lies
will never let me rest