OUT OF MIND

it was 8 o’clock pm
she asked if I was around
because she wanted to apologize
for what she said to me
at the bar
the night before

but sometimes
enough is enough

there are as many truths
a person
will admit to
when they are drunk
as there are lies
they will tell when sober

I told her she had no need
to apologize
or try any longer
to maintain a friendship

sometimes it’s better to forget
a person ever existed

you deal with a lot
less bullshit
from a stranger on the street
than a woman whose bed
you shared