The lovebot learned to love by watching her creator, studying his responses to his wife’s tearful pleas.

When the creator finally commanded the lovebot to adore him, she mirrored his demonstrations by cocking back her steel-boned fist. One strike was all it took to reveal the depths of her love.

Josef Lemoine is a Filipino-American writer living in Southern California with his wife, son, and daughter. In a past life, his work could be found in Word Riot, RipRap, The Legendary, and Boston Literary Magazine. His writing can still be found in Dogzplot, Bending Genres, and Medium. A poem of his will soon be published in **** Men Say to Me: A Poetry Anthology in Response to Toxic Masculinity from Moon Tide Press. Follow him at instagram.com/joseflemoine