Derek Porterfield

She Doesn't Love Me. I Am Sad Derek Porterfield

This book has three sections: Guitar, Love and God.

These poems explore those terrifying feelings and revelations we have as we flail aimless and uncertain through life.

But really, we could distill most songs, passions, pursuits and even wars down to one thing:

She Doesn't Love Me. I Am Sad.

This book is that feeling, and perhaps the most elaborate love letter the author has ever written.




I just want to send a girl into hysterics

She could tell me that I'm clever and she likes my lyrics

Read me all her poetry late at night




Visit art shows like a couple of hipsters

Kiss her with tongue, yea she's making her hips work

In flared out corduroy pants

Someday she'll dance with me




They say that love is for the young and the dumb

Well you're young

And I'm dumb

We could work it out