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No Better Than Me

A Misconception About “Curly Fries”

By Angelika ArroyoPublished 6 years ago 1 min read
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And so it turns out that I am a homo

The fourth of July and Halloween combo

The cooked spaghetti my grandma serves well

That’s why the only playlist I have is Adele’s

How was I supposed to know that my arrow’s not straight?

It’s an accident, that I find my gender really great

This was not planned, nor was it expected

For you see now my life is completely affected

Everyone assumes that I’m subscribed to vogue

That somehow I turned out as a stylish rogue

That I listen to musicals, and walk in the park

And that like Canadians, I’m scared of the dark

Now people expect me to be a pitcher or batter

And if I say I don’t watch sports, they say, “that’s typical, don’t bother!”

And for some weird reason, they think I’m attracted

To everyone I meet that I somehow reacted

They ask me how many partners I have in a week

They get shock when I say, “Well my sex life is bleak”

They think that I’m promiscuous and sex-obsessed

And monogomy is a word that I must detest

I must be delicate and weak, with my glutes a bit sore

From the pilates class I took to balance my core

And the best of all things, I’m off to kill marriage

That I’ll cause the extinction of every lineage

And as it turns out I am REALLY gay

My future will have me growing mellow someday

Just like you, and your friends, your husband or wife

Except what I do with myself won’t interfere with your life

So I’ll put in my dollar where your mouthpiece would be

So just shut up, dear friend, you’re no better than me

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Angelika Arroyo

On the edge of falling, but not quite.

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