I smile
You smile
Like everything else
Terms and policies
My Little Pony castle instructions
The sugar content in cereal
We do not pay attention to other people’s Warning Labels
Smiles with turned downed corners
Eyes glancing with no contact
Their love with conditions
We know the labels are there
But we simply check the box
“I have read and agree to your terms.”
Please email me your terms of endearments
I’ll save them in a folder
That I can’t actually find
I only know the shortcut from my desk top
.
I know I can text “Stop” when this gets out of control
Unsubscribe to the updates
But somehow I live with the pain
I understand it is my penance for not reading
The warning labels
Nothing will change until my computer
Or phone
Or heart
Crashes.
This poem was inspired by a work from A.J. Lancaster. His work is powerful and raw.
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