Cut-Up Technique

She told me through tears her ex-boyfriend tried to kill himself

Three days later she giggled: “You know what I’m like!”

We decided to go without monogamy

through silence: I went on another date

Skipping the tears was now safe: “My ex tried to kill herself too. It was nuts!” This is not

how it should work: I was recommended books. None of us were in them

I knew not to tell her when I got back—not to speak of the library

Writing’s so easy