patron saint of lost bagels
for evan
(#86 most popular boy’s name)
you know who you are
i stiffen :: is it wrong that : thomas rhett gave me light crabs : charlie puth made that choking noise : nick jonas said to cover my face : is it right that
you are my :: war with loneliness : 30-day trial : rubber duckie in alligator-infested waters : undeserving love : made in china : love 1994 : per-my-last-email : cat’s paw : beast of burden : little nap : long bath : second favorite : pure love idiot : brainwashed little prince : daily forbidden fruit : not-necessarily : winner-takes-all : better-than-you : eureka moment : hand of god : lucky draw : moonless night : moonlit pool : ghost ship : heavenly kingdom : weather of love : right as rain : hot 100 : lightning in a bottle : so close : so far : so what : faulty parachute : search for black box : sea to shining sea : kennedy curse : kennedy hair : whiteboy : branches of government : united states of : shit sandwich : past life : worth-waiting-for : chat a little, dance a little : charity lover : 10 seconds later : honeymoon suite : boyfriend in prada : blacked out : red white blue : buzz lightyear : no. 0 : beef with broccoli : wild child : cheap love song : genius children 1985 : private tutor : spellcheck’s worst nightmare : unhappy hour : 10 years later : lost love museum : love in the wrong universe : paris hilton : queen of jordan : tamil tiger : honeyed sun : black rainbow : dumpster fire : hungry hungry hippo : wonton : cheat day : question mark : dictionary and bible : red carpet ready : ugly gurls b quiet : chillin with no makeup on : whereabouts unknown : every thursday : that-should-be-me : pumpkin carriage : pumpkin spice : september : june and december : watergate : still got it : cobwebs : crickets : human search engine : human decoder ring : japanese robot : one-eyed jack : loose sleeve of wizard : intern like alexander skarsgård : intern with huge dick : call me maybe : this time next week : goodbye : wawa cherry icee : some personal news : peach emoji : peach emoji : peach emoji
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please pardon our appearance
leonie hill
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whiteboy in athletic shorts smoking in the gazebo guero
eyes like ivy hair like maple more leg than a bucket of chicken
ninja turtles lunchbox pb&j half-eaten apple
drives in stanley park old money shaughnessy canadian flags flapping
sheepskin rug homemade zhajiangmian
novi high school, novi, mich.
varsity jacket heavy sleeves of calf smells like you she asks where it is
she is not for you i am for you okay
last gasp of summer red cardinals blue jays in my backyard
your head on my chest my heart beating for you
this is our song you say like a threat
you join debate club for me our fingers interlace
stairwell senior prom she sees she cries we keep going
you tell your friends you love chinese food a little joke i guess you still taste good
lazy afternoons in the kitchen no longer an island
the dumplings aren’t successful but the meatballs are
i meet the juices running down your throat adam’s apple like hard seed
i trace your dimples with my finger
my dreamboat my kurt cobain my love astronaut
because america needs someone to believe in
me ??? unsheathed like a dagger third eye
glowing like three mile island
remembering you in my bunny slippers
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MICHAEL CHANG once played the role of spoiler in an election for Student Body President. He believes that retweets do equal endorsements. Based in the NYC metro area, he is multilingual and holds a black belt in Taekwondo.