A Love Poem

In honor of Valentine's Day, here is a love poem I've drafted for my poetry writing seminar.

I had too much to drink.

I lost count at the tenth buttery nipple.

Emerald's Corner,

floors covered with

years of spilled beer and ranch dressing

grab at sneaker soles,

they grab harder at knees and elbows.

After I blacked out,

you held my weight,

all one hundred forty pounds.

I made it out without a scratch--

woke up the next morning

in a puddle of cold piss.

I squeeze my eyes shut,

hoping I'm dreaming.

The stench of ammonia

tells me this is real.

I roll over quietly--

please please please

don't wake up--

but there you are.

honey colored,

eyes wide open,

covered in my drunk piss,

smiling.

<3 always,

Heather