Dedicated to Angel the Cutter who never hurt me
(although she tried)*

I love you with all my heart Angel tells me
but I’m going to burn your fucking house down
slit your tires
tell your neighbors you served time in the big house
dump garbage in your driveway
call you ten times in a row and hang up
drive by your house at three in the morning and lay on my horn
smear dog shit all over your front door
cancel your newspaper
send a pizza to your house every day for a month
bang your cart if I see you at the grocery store
draw obscene graffiti on your garage
torch your lawn furniture
go where you work and scream “Charlie Manson is my God!”
but no matter what I do honey
remember
I love you with all my heart.

*A cutter is vernacular for a person who uses
objects like a knife or razor to slash or cut their
body, most often their arms.