On waking in the bed of a novelist
By Richard James Allen
Published 9 November 2023
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