A Visit With Him In The Desert

On Monday
I woke up and drove
a thick dark drive to work
to the desert over the hill.

I painted my hands to a melted
steering wheel while
the radio annoyed me
with morning sounds of new youth.

My boyfriend is a joke and he
texts me
and follows me
and waits for me during
my lunch break

and when I came out of
my cold empty office that day
he stood up with his body
and with his
body and with cum stains on his jeans.

The desert was hot by then, and
my stomach got sick
I couldn’t tell if
it was him
or the sun
but my cold empty office became
much more inviting after
a visit with him in the desert.