Dignity comes at the end of life
︎︎︎ Leya Ivanov
︎ Jan 21, 2025
I had one wish so I made all my
ex-boyfriends real like they grew wings
and sprouted away knowing exactly
what to say to keep me firmly
rooted in place like a rhizome plant or
a bad achy tooth about to decay so
I’m not trying to convince you to
stay or even to say things to make me happy
I’m trying to tell you I’ll do my best
to keep you exactly the same
ex-boyfriends real like they grew wings
and sprouted away knowing exactly
what to say to keep me firmly
rooted in place like a rhizome plant or
a bad achy tooth about to decay so
I’m not trying to convince you to
stay or even to say things to make me happy
I’m trying to tell you I’ll do my best
to keep you exactly the same
Leya Ivanov is a writer. She's in Hobart Pulp and donotsubmit.