The Northville Review
an online literary journal
DRUNK TEXTING A WOMAN AT 3:30 AM WHO NOT ONLY DOESN’T LOVE YOU BUT ISN’T CONCERNED THAT YOU ARE DRUNK AT 3:30 AM ON A TUESDAY AND WORSE ENCOURAGES IT AND ALSO DOESN’T CARE ENOUGH ABOUT YOU TEXTING IN THE FIRST PLACE TO RESPOND UNTIL YOU TEXT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY TO APOLOGIZE AND INSTEAD OF BOTHERED SHE SEEMS AMUSED

Barry Graham

Sorry.

That’s it.

That’s all the story.

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FOR THE HATERS:

I hate Apple computers, french onion dip, and those little fake sausage balls they put on pizza. So go ahead and hate poetry if you want, I can’t even pretend to give a shit. Just remember that hate is a negative energy that infests your heart and poisons it and doesn’t like to leave. And poetry lives and breathes and offers us a glimpse into the souls of those we choose to share it with. And come to think of it, I don’t mind french onion dip so much.

About the author

Barry Graham teaches at Rutgers, and wrote The National Virginity Pledge.