The Sublimation of Lust by R.A. Allen

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I've reversed my decision
to seduce your girlfriend,
based on the results
of a random search
for amateur porn,
which revealed
her inadequacies
vis-à-vis my needs.

You may also thank
my recent conversion
to solipsism.

R. A. Allen's poetry has appeared in RHINO Poetry, The Penn Review, Gargoyle, Amuse-Bouche, Glassworks, the Northampton Poetry Review, and elsewhere.  He lives in Memphis and was born on the same day that the Donner Party resorted to cannibalism: December 26th. More at https://poets.nyq.org/poet/raallen