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I am two drinks away from forgetting his name and
A Poem by Beck Broom
Guy asks if I like
being choked.
Maybe—show me?
Guy says suffocating
can actually be
erotic. I should
try it. Guy says
he could overpower me—
but not in a weird way
(in case you were worried)
in a sexy way, you call
the shots—I order
three shots of tequila
rose to soften the blow
of his affection
Guy asks if I am drunk
enough to go through with this.
Maybe—tell me
one more time what I am
agreeing to? I am allowed
to breathe on the count of
one
two
three
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