'The Girl Who Is Not Me with the Boy Who Is Not You', by Shae Krispinsky

And she’s never held a single
poetic thought in mind, never
turned to language as romance
or salve, but she was pretty, her
parents wealthy, and it’s always easy
being the smarter of a pair—
wit was something for black box,
off-off-Broadway, boring. And wasn’t
it relieving, not having to be clever?
And wasn’t it remarkable, a proposal
atop the Eiffel Tower? And wasn’t
it worth it to never have to think
about iambic pentameter again?

Shae Krispinsky lives in Tampa, FL, where she fronts the indie rock band, Navin Ave. Her short fiction and creative non-fiction have appeared in Vending Machine Press, Connotation Press, The Citron Review, Thought Catalog, and more. She is currently at work on two novels and finishing up her band's first album.