my friend
kindly
allow me to begin
by saying i love you
no
shut the hell up
don’t interrupt
i said
i love you
and what is a friend
but someone who volunteers
to take up our cause
someone who wants for our success
facilitates happiness
a partner in the pursuit
of wanton fulfillment
so may i suggest
we lace up our boxing gloves
and step in the ring together
yeah, buddy
we box the same weight
no mouth guards
as they are for literary pussies
we won’t block anything
as we unleash our demons
sweat stinging our eyes
bloody spray flying
as we pound truths into swollen lips
i want to punch you in the face
as you describe your mother
your teeth transforming into words as they fly
keep hooking me in the ribs
until i puke out my father
make it hurt
exquisitely
we’ll beat books
with unbroken spines
out of each other