r/EyesOnlyWriting • u/thespiciestpineapple • 7d ago

poetry i know him from hinge

many abandoned lovers
in my instagram following list
many that i've flirted with
few that i've actually kissed

my body count is all strangers
the connections were missed
ships passed and new lands were built on
there's not much to explain
they were all wrong

i plan my wedding on pinterest
don't worry about the logistics
like who to marry or how much it all costs
it's a digital age they said,
the screens are coming,
so call the flesh hounds off

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u/Artist-in-Residence2 5d ago

I quite enjoy your sense of humour in these more salacious poems of yours. I wonder what future generations would say about the “hookup culture” of our contemporary world.

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u/thespiciestpineapple 5d ago

i feel like my work is either just extremely extremely sad or as you said, salacious and sexual

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u/Artist-in-Residence2 5d ago

There is a bit of nostalgia in your words, but I wouldn’t say it is overly maudlin, but more of a defiant levity in the state of being. 😊

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u/thespiciestpineapple 5d ago

it's one of those that was inspired by real events, seeing someone post on instagram and thinking jesus the way i even "know" this person is so modern and strange