Jennifer Barone

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ST. FRANCIS OF SAN FRANCISCO
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THE HISTORY OF MY HEART
OH JENNIFER
WE MUST NEVER HAVE A FIGHT


Oh Jennifer

oh jennifer…
will you ever get tired of writing about love?
how many times can you use the words:
longing, desire, touch, embrace, kiss, passion
soul, lips, thighs, flesh, tongue, skin—
that’s all you ever think about!
you are obsessed!
obsessed with every sensation!

so occupied with transient pleasures—
(oh, there’s that word again…)
when will you tire of everything romantic
of everything related to l – o – v – e

your actual life plays like
scenes from a movie
most people don’t believe
half the stories you tell
or the things you have faith in

but, actually
i can’t think of anything more aggravating
as that which is not truly tangible
which makes it so desirable
(oh, there’s that word again!)

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