Kissing Strangers
is listed on your résumé under
Special Talents
you master these skills if
you practice every night
love you and leave you
sound the same being
whispered to you when
you are intoxicated
with the buzz of empty streets
as background music

when new things become old
lose their luster
it becomes necessary to replace them
so no one blames you when
your perfume made of whiskey
helps to find you
with your hand intertwined
with someone else’s because
that is just what you do

to everyone else
you’re a *******
to you
not really though