a toast

with the bottle

of red

and my laptop

tonight

I will salute

all the women

in my life

that made me feel

miserable

to say

THANK YOU

for the heartbreaks

the loss of innocence

for a dirty mind

for helping me discover

what love really is

for the first fuck

I remember all too well

(but one I would

rather like to

forget)

and for everything that's

better left

unsaid

because you were

the real teachers
in my life

(when I paid attention)

and I still love you

all

with no

exception.

© Tom Del Braco