A Poem by Shaquana Adams

To Cheating Ex Boyfriends

(inspired by Lucille Clifton)

 

I wish them endless nights of sadness and confusion,

I wish them the swirling internal pain of being cheated on,

I wish them bad headaches and loss of appetite,

I wish them a false hope of getting over it,

I wish them a weep-a-thon on a Monday and the last tissue.

 

Let them believe that they were right so that when they

have daughters, they will know that they were wrong.

 

 

 

Shaquana Adams is a graduate of Francis Marion University. Adams has been writing poetry since she was 12. She enjoys reading, crocheting, and yoga in her spare time.