resignation U.S.A.

if i leave this voicemail on the wrong
machine, would you do me the kindness

to publicize it anyway? i never meant to
plead guilty, dog fighting is a terrible

thing, and i never used testosterone.
it’s a world of neurotransmitters and

decline of an empire: this is beer. she keeps
herself groomed. we used to read out loud in

bed and sing each other songs. because i’m
29, and you’re 20, you are entirely too young

to say “love of
my life” at all.