i am good at unrequited love-having
and extra long bath-taking
and forever self-pitying

i don't know what heliotrope is
besides it has a wonderful scent

so i'm determined to smell nice
in the hope that maybe i'll at least
be remembered for something good

when i was younger and i got sick all the time
my mom used to give me ginger ale
in order to soothe my stomach

as i got older and the sickness went from my
stomach to my head i kept on drinking
i thought maybe it would help the churning

it didn't