Jordan Cobb
Loyalty
the only time you ever [ ]
you did it in halves
drank whiskey after whiskey after water
then you were handed a glass
highball lowball pint
let’s lowball
let’s make a bet
who would be the first to [ ]
well it’s your fault for taking the odds
playing a parlay
like this is some version of Clue
with a wrench in hand
in the living room
in your father’s uniform
no your brother-in-law’s uniform
though he’s not your brother-in-law anymore
remember? the affairs?
you were almost [ ]
on your knees
your pants down but
you backed down
you came to half--
thought you didn’t do this anymore
you slept on the couch
itchy in your lace panties
itchy in your skin
in the morning
thirsty so thirsty
you crawled into her bed
half-dressed
to apologize
for how you wanted
for how you almost
for how you were a
[ ]
you did it in halves
drank whiskey after whiskey after water
then you were handed a glass
highball lowball pint
let’s lowball
let’s make a bet
who would be the first to [ ]
well it’s your fault for taking the odds
playing a parlay
like this is some version of Clue
with a wrench in hand
in the living room
in your father’s uniform
no your brother-in-law’s uniform
though he’s not your brother-in-law anymore
remember? the affairs?
you were almost [ ]
on your knees
your pants down but
you backed down
you came to half--
thought you didn’t do this anymore
you slept on the couch
itchy in your lace panties
itchy in your skin
in the morning
thirsty so thirsty
you crawled into her bed
half-dressed
to apologize
for how you wanted
for how you almost
for how you were a
[ ]
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Jordan Cobb (she/her) is a queer American poet. Based in NYC, she completed her MSc in Creative Writing at the University of Edinburgh. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Shore, jmww, Cherry Tree, The Storms Journal, The Account, Rise Up Review, Does It Have Pockets, & The McNeese Review. She is @on_the_cobb on Instagram.
Jordan Cobb (she/her) is a queer American poet. Based in NYC, she completed her MSc in Creative Writing at the University of Edinburgh. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Shore, jmww, Cherry Tree, The Storms Journal, The Account, Rise Up Review, Does It Have Pockets, & The McNeese Review. She is @on_the_cobb on Instagram.