A LOVE STORY SET IN A CREEPY NIGHTMARE FOREST
I hope you don’t
get eaten by that
horrible
horrible deer thing
behind you.
A LOVE STORY SET IN A DOMINICK’S PARKING LOT
At first I couldn’t believe you were
peeing on my car tire.
Then I couldn’t believe you were
peeing on my car tire.
A LOVE STORY SET IN ONE OF THE STAR WARS PREQUELS
I am so tired
from all this pod racing
and sex.
A LOVE STORY SET IN A FOX NEWS BROADCAST
I want to see
your birth certificate.
A LOVE STORY SET IN AN OPTOMETRIST’S OFFICE
I had a dream I was
touching your eyeball
and here we are.
A LOVE STORY SET ON CINDY CRAWFORD’S MOLE
I have climbed this
mountain for you.
I am sorry I am so small.
A LOVE STORY SET IN THE BACK OF THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS, WHERE THE COOL OLDER KIDS SIT
There is nothing quite like sharing
a sneaked cigarette
while inside a lung.
Russ Woods lives in Chicago and edits Red Lightbulbs and Love Symbol Press alongside his wife Meghan Lamb. These poems are from an upcoming split echap with Brett Elizabeth Jenkins that will be out February 14th. You can see a list of publications and read his echap Pictures of Salukis Looking Majestic at solarflareshavebeenknowntocauseheartache.com.
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