If Your Tumultuous Relationship (?) With Jeff From Writing Sem Was a Rupi Kaur Poem

remember how 

we met

jeff?

writ028

when i said

poor people deserve rights

and you 

piggybacked

kickflipped

360-roundhoused

devil’s-advocated

inevitably-soiled

your-2036-election-prospects

off of that?

yeah<3

-back when you’d still talk to me

i told my friend

i wanted to de-stress

with dogs

so we went

to your frat house

-but we’re still on for formal, right?

are you

duo push?

‘cause like

it’s been

thirty days

since we 

last spoke

must you act

like you’ve forgotten

me?

my touch?

the late nights 

that we shared?

-at least two-step verification checks how i’m doing from time to time

you incoming

summer

analyst, you

you always chase the bread

and jessica

from econ

was an 

allegro garlic knot

but i,

i was everything

but

the 

bagel

-your betrayal hit me like the trader joe’s shuttle

i miss you

like i miss my 9 am:

every day

-i’m so sorry professor gupta

our relationship reminds me

of the compass on locust:

evasion

tension

distress

yet

-o shit-

you won’t walk

on the compass

but you’ll walk

all over me

-your midterm grade was still lower than my standards tho

if i was penn

you’d be 

the ravishing

dean of admissions

you slippery fox

‘cause when i needed you most

you said 

saturdays

were 

furda boys

-dean furda this is a subtle cry for you to come back

“would you like a copy of the daily penn—”

woah there jeff

coming off a little strong

ask me deeper questions

before you ask

for me to take you back

it’s been

a hot sec

how’s your family

how’s your dog

what are your dreams

do you think

we are in 

a simulation

are you seeing anyone new

is it jessica from econ

“—can you just take the paper?”

-might just take a copy tho if i get to graze your hand…

you can explain 

trickle-down 

economics 

but how do you explain 

these tears 

trickling down

my face

-  :’(

from me to jeff (privately):

hey

heyyy

jeffffffff

let’s address

the elephant

in the zoom

why r u ignoring me

i thought about it

and i’ll take u back

jeff? hello

-that’s it, i’m unpinning you

upennalert 

issued at 4:20 

there’s a robber 

at walnut st

he stole a canada goose

was it you?

‘cause you 

were

always

so

cold

-see www.publicsafety.upenn.edu

i saw a rat

in the quad today.

it was remy

he cooks for me

like you never did

-anyone can cook but my emotions are still raw

speaking of rats

i will rat you 

the fuck out

for your douchebaggery

you can

respectfully

suck it

jeff

you may be a finance bro

but i am the SEC

-when you ask if we can still be friends (but if you call me back we can still work it out jeff pls)