We hurts he, he drinks she,
she thinks he ought to fix me
Me? Reading about how we
ought to condemn he
We, meanwhile, are free
despite the war of he and she
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Ben Nardolilli is currently an MFA candidate at Long Island University. His work has appeared in Perigee Magazine, Door Is a Jar, Red Fez, Danse Macabre, The 22 Magazine, Quail Bell Magazine, Elimae, The Northampton Review, Slab, and The Minetta Review. Follow his publishing journey at mirrorsponge.blogspot.com.