he bought my knockoff

at the sweatshop
and she likes it.

he put the self-timer on
so he doesn’t forget
what he looks like
to the world

only a phony
would say the word love
is bologna
and then
not be able to spend
more than one month
alone

but they don’t dilate
his mind
at the doctor

and he doesn’t
believe in medicine
so instead
he licks
a brunette placebo

and she likes it.