Call me Never

Now featured in Ghosting isn’t Breaking Up: Apathy in Present Tense

This was a given title piece, inspired by Taylor Swift's song "We are never getting back together." I wrote this a few years ago. Just wanted to post this. The form of poem structure I used is called the “villanelle”. A villanelle is a three lined stanza with two repeating lines that alternate in the stanzas. Lines: we aren’t ever, ever, ever & you (changing word) call me never

CALL ME NEVER

we aren't ever, ever, ever
forgetting your cut & run shtick
you cad, Call me never

loose my number listed under
lost relationships
we aren't ever, ever, ever

talking about it, or her
punch-block-button-breakup
you player, Call me never

a broken record, a sad singer
songwriter- listen up- wake up
we aren't ever, ever, ever

meeting the local bartender
to order latte screw-ups
you stalker, call me never

trash that desktop year
anniversary, ground pulp
you dick, call me never
we aren't ever, ever, ever

Another poem I wrote with this structure is called Don’t Send Pictures of Your Penis