Wow! This is really good. I love the way it flows and how the bitterness seems to seep through every word. Wonderful!

Stan the Nerd

"good enough to borrow, read, and throw carelessly

back on the shelf, with dirtyfumblinggroping

(hands) fingerprints, but

buying’s something else"

I love the whole thing but this is my favorite part. Perfect words.

An *awesome* poem! (The first paragraph's my absolute favorite.) :P

oh man, i really liked this. you're amazing with words. it took a couple reads but it's great really.

holyshit. how could i have not found you before? this is so brilliant. i'm reading more.

i love to hate valentine's day, and you tell it so well.

* noelle

Brilliantly writen. I love the use of parenthesis and the lack of capitalization.

Also, thank you for the comment. I appreciate being told what I can do better.

"i used to think that special actually had meaning/naïveté buried under barbed wire and razor knives/choking on the dishonesty you fe(e)d me. it used to taste/like honey, with just a hint of wicked sin"

very powerful lines. i love it.