By Rosie Sharp.
I. Parts Incompatible
We do not fit together;
your shoulder is inhospitable,
and our bodies refuse to align.
When we come together
your hipbones bruise the inside of my thighs
and I am always thinking.
II. Unexpected Shut-Down
There is no room for progress
when every time I make you smile
you overload and require maintenance.
III. Low Battery Life
I am too tired to finish
what I’ve begun
and you are not wired
to recharge me.
Do it yourself;
I am taking a shower
and will fall asleep facing away from you.
IV. Rational Disconnect
We wouldn’t have so many problems
if you could accept
that I am not programmed
to arrive at logical conclusions.
V. Total System Failure
The sound of you chewing
makes me want to destroy everything in the world
that has ever known what it is
to be happy.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rosie Sharp started in California. She likes cookies and aquatic mammals. She does not like it when people tap on the glass.
