Say Goodbye to Legacy

you cant say
i think it’s just
the best thing
he gets in
i ever liked
the gap

this is where
i woke up happy
they wanna go
walking down the street

that kind of language
i found
not reasonable
as if everybody
gets in
so many fights

dolls like this
great burgers
the cocoon
girl shopping

to everyone
my lost sense
your boyfriend
takes care of
so many fights

they’re not very
now say goodbye
I must’ve dreamed
I saw a dead guy

you learn from your girlfriend
your lost sense
has had so many girlfriends
their own money
cuddly to legacy
that i was happy
in a crowd of people

like take off your clothes
before you
their own money
so many fights
better than nothing
get into bed.

–Bernadette Mayer