Ireland's OWN: Poetry and Prose

a name change and it's still you
—by Conghalaigh

you got married
and i say hooray for you
knowing
it is the right thing to do
genuine joy
for a magnolia friend

and i simmer
anger
at the loss of potential
that was all my own fault
me
too fucked
junked
work mad
to handle reality
you
married
to some slippery stud
i want to force
away
because
no one
knows how to love you
except me
because
i breathe
your exhales
because
we
are twin
muses
we
are
heavy laden air
thickly humid with passion
not meant for
their ordinary breaths