I saw my father plucking scales 

From a mermaid’s tail 

To make a necklace for my mother

Which isn’t an excuse 

But it is an explanation

My friend met a boy 

Who doesn’t call her back

But does text her friends 

She took a swig of wine 

And said, “If I found out 

that Taylor Swift hunted men for sport

I’d fucking get it” 

As for me, I need to get out there

But there’s this pile of books

That I really need to get to