SO-CALLED

Love be

possessing people

making people

believe they’ve been made

better by being possessed

and pushed deep into the

pockets of

some so-called lover

good for when they need

the touch of a tchotchke

or a reminder to pretend

that the snow in snow globes

be real

like you

some kinda rabbit’s foot

some kinda cheap finger trap

some kinda thing

to be had

by someone other

than you

like you

ain’t got pockets

of your own