"If I Were an Armadillo I Would Probably Die of Dehydration" by G.G. Roland
the plant you gave me is dying
i wish i had intentionally not watered it
because it would feel good
to do that and feel good about it
sometimes i wish you and everyone else were assholes
so i could say ‘fuck you’ and feel good doing so
but i can’t, so i won’t
is it normal to want to hate everyone you meet
preemptively, so you can feel powerful and bizarre
like you're wearing a big sieve used for draining noodles
like you're an armadillo, ready to roll up at any time