PERSON Poem: WISE BOY, by Salem Valiulis

I thought you were wise, boy.
Turns out you were just a wise boy.
Just a pretty smooth boy.
Some sharpshooter dripping in fraudulent behavior.
Call yourself a big operator?
Add me as evidence of your catch-and-release behavior.
You sorry little pool kiss ringer.
Thought you had a halo but that will come with aging disfavor.
Never met your momma but I wonder which one of us she would favor.
I blocked you but I will send you smoke signals from the burning ashes of my lovesick papers.
Merry Christmas,
Happy Hanukkah,
I hope you get mono on New Year’s.

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