Me And Tv
my heart hurts for the girl on
America’s Funniest Home Videos.
here’s me holding my breath.
i feel so
soapy. i feel so dumb,
like a cartoon.
maybe the girl on the screen
watches superhero cartoons
when she’s sick.
when the only thing that tastes good
is Ritz Crackers.
i’m a cut up hot dog for her,
her grimace is so cute
and she blinks against
the spray of her brother’s
squirt gun.
i wish for a second the gun
was filled with whole milk.
she’s gone already and my dad
is changing the channel to football.
i wish for a second the girl lived
under my bed. i’d clip her nails for her.
