Brooks Lindberg

Etiquette & Vitriol

For Nicky Silver

You’ve never met a normal person.
But I have. And I’ve learned my lesson:

people with manners made me who I’m not.

Swallow your gum then
shit in your own mouth
please. Guess what this is:

{(;)}

LOL ROFL IYKYK BTW
do you know how long
I’ve loved you? Never
boils, a watched pot.

Épater la bourgeoisie
or—less like a bundle of sticks—
evil shall with evil be
expropriated. You said once

David Foster Wallace’s footnotes
were like him shitting into his own
{(;)} but do not to mention that to anyone because

it’s too highbrow which is above
where one should actually
shit into. And BTW, do you, yes,

you know how much I love you?
I tried to pray yesterday
but couldn’t. Oh
well that ends well.

I’m well; how are you?
Hi well, I’m dad.
Hi dad, fuck you.

Well, this needs to end somehow.
Nohow. Yeshow. Somehow. Hey,
while I got you for a second,
guess how much I love you.

Until then, goodnight sweet
cocksucker*.

*Insert footnote about how cocksucker actually means {(;)}, lol 😉

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