The morning after another night that begins under the pretext of our last
I write a list of what I want in a relationship
In the list I list everything that has nothing to do with love
or that is what I tell myself
On the list of what is not love
I tell myself I am looking for a version of myself
If you were to review the list I hope you would say
all of this adds up to love
Mark Danowsky is Editor-in-Chief of ONE ART: a journal of poetry, Senior Editor for Schuylkill Valley Journal, Poetry Craft Essays Editor for Cleaver Magazine, and a Regular Contributor for Versification. He is author of the poetry collection As Falls Trees (NightBallet Press) and JAWN forthcoming from Moonstone Press.