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BY PETER SOLIS NERY
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
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A is for Alex, 18 years old —
The first boy I took to bed
After my husband died. (#206)
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B is for Brandon of Eddie Bauer —
He gave his employee discount
For my purple backpack. (#207)
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C is for Chase —
At dinner, he rubbed his foot
Against my leg. (#208)
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D is for Daniel —
He said, he’s always hard for me;
And it’s true. (#209)
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E is for Eli —
He made me drive ten miles
So he could say “Hi.” (#210)
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F is for Fred —
So excited to meet him, I got
My first speeding ticket. (#211)
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G is for Greg —
So excited to meet him, I hit a curb,
And spent $700 on new tires. (#212)
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H is for Heinrich —
He thinks, just because he’s a doctor,
He’s hot; well, he’s not! (#213)
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I is for Ian —
Just because he has a girlfriend,
Doesn’t mean he doesn’t play. (#214)
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J is for Justin —
A young father, he said he only
Does this, and goes down, on me. (#215)
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K is for Kenny, student —
Barely legal, but always so eager
To show what he can do. (#216)
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L is for Lehman, first name Jason —
He got pregnant
In my Grindr play. (#217)
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M is for Michael, Miggy, and Mike —
All five of them; what can I say?
I’m drawn to Michaels and Miguels. (#218)
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N is for Neal —
He thinks I’m his boyfriend;
I think not. (#219)
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O is for Olaf —
I’m not kidding! He’s Swede,
He’s hot, and he’s not “Frozen”. (#220)
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P is for Paul, the bartender —
He shaves drinks off my tab,
So I took him on a date. (#221)
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Q is for Quentin —
We met on the plane, and were
Lovers for the whole flight. (#222)
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R is for Rick —
Hard as a brick,
But he’s just a trick. (#223)
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S is for Steven —
We met on Grindr, and I let him
Cut my hair; he’s a barber. (#224)
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T is for Tim, likely Timothy —
He said, he wants to tie me up
On a chair, and bite me. (#225)
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U is for Ulrich —
Germanic name, what can I say?
I live in Reisterstown. (#226)
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V is for Viktor, the Russian boy —
He drinks cheap vodka, and does
Crazy things to me. (#227)
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W is for William, or Billy —
Believe it or not, he shared
His brother Justin with me. (#228)
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X is for the ten, I can just name here:
Jesse, John, Joe, Josh, Samuel, Nick,
Ross, Phil, Max, and Alonzo. (#229)
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Y is for Yanni, like the pianist —
Drawn to his Greek name; we did
Greek things to each other. (#230)
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Z is for Zach —
The one who thought
He got away. (#231)
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