31. Fine, Cupid (Myshkin, 2020) · free verse

“A man only has to be Slightly better looking Than the devil.” This wisdom, I am told, comes from My engineer inventor grandpa, Who died when I was very young. Well, good! I surely clear that low bar. Don’t I?! But dating apps don’t care. There I compete with men, Slightly worse looking Than fake white Jesus, For the attention of women Who will never marry me. Who will never even know How good it feels to be in my arms, My presence, My deepest heart, The dancing twinkle in my eye, The intelligence I wrangle daily into kindness. The soft power of my touch, All these are so attractive, I’m putting a ring On my own damn finger!