Mingle

by Kathleen A. Lawrence

         —abecedarian

Albeit
betrothed,
cads
digitize
eHarmony,
fishing
girls.
Hook-ups
imitate
JDates
Kindle-ing
LIKES.
Match.com
neophytes
OkCupid
passion
queens.
Rapid-firing
swipes
Tinder
unanimous
virgins
waiting
X-tian
youth.
Zoosk!

 

(First appeared in HIV Here & Now 2016 Poem-A-Day Countdown)


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Vince Gotera's picture
Love this poem. Very smart and social-media-savvy to use dating websites like eHarmony or OkCupid. I especially like how you got an "X" word in your ABC movement by using "X-tian" instead of "Christian." Congrats!

Vince Gotera

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