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These haiku about Grindr hookups will make you laugh… and make you think
Need a distraction from the doom and gloom of our current political landscape? We’ve got just the thing. @grindrhaiku is a new Instagram account dedicated to recording unsatisfying late night encounters with strangers through poetry. Or, as the page describes itself, “hookups in 17 syllables.”
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In an interview with Buzzfeed, the author, who prefers to remain anonymous, explains how he came up with the idea: “I realized that often my text messages to friends about Grindr hookups took on the form of poetry. These days it’s important to convey your message in a very descriptive way that is also short and to the point. A haiku.”
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The poems range from funny to sad to, yes, even profound. And each one includes a little illustration to go with it.
Read @grindrhaiku‘s work below…
He’s got clothes all on the floor; a real cute mess. I won’t stay past morning.
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You were never mine. He had broken you so bad. And you loved him still.
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Tattoo up his sleeve, secrets and lies too. He’s not who he seems to be.
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That boy is a witch. Casts spells and does tricks. Lifts you, leaves you feeling worse.
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The butt is bubble. The abs are six. The brain is nowhere to be found.
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We use poppers to lose our minds because we aren’t that into it. Us.
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Feeling blue today. You and I were one just once. Ships passing at night.
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He is in New York. I am in Los Angeles. This will never work.
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His crack is full of sand. Sex on the beach isn’t easy. But he is.
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We drank sweet white wine, watched Madonna movies, and cuddled ’til morning.
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Wearing jock straps for recreation in bed does not make you a jock.
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