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    Pity Party

    Me, dis-invited?I figured as much.Don’t blame attendees.My affections claw at my sleeve,examining the world over my voice.Settling in your head,ruminating over last night’sbedroom talk.What’s best for usis… Read more “Pity Party”

    January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 by AC

    Tears Over Miscommunication

    Tears from Anna’s eyesstream salt to her lips.Whatever I said,I meant only in my head.Sobs and shakes drawchills the length of her spine.I calculated an overstatementof cheap… Read more “Tears Over Miscommunication”

    January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 by AC

    Sinister Sunday Drive

    Tara enjoyed Sunday evening drives. I was getting sick of driving in the winter chill. Not even the light forecasted snowflakes slapping the windshield could deter us… Read more “Sinister Sunday Drive”

    December 4, 2022January 10, 2023 by AC

    Memories Unwritten

    (Published at The Writers Club) We’d met at a cafe over coffee.I swallowed spit, stuttering over my words,and loosened my tie.A rose bore its red petals on… Read more “Memories Unwritten”

    December 2, 2022February 25, 2023 by AC

    This Feels Right

    I washed shyness down,sipping cheap white wine.Innocent enough to touch,we rested by the fireplacenear the couch,melting the quiver in her lower lip.As if in a drought,her mouth… Read more “This Feels Right”

    October 28, 2022 by AC

    Leap in Trust

    The front door is the sky’s limit,Hannah told me through dead eyesI’d never leave her sight.We’d never forget this night.I hunted dreams echoing misguidedlies upon which she… Read more “Leap in Trust”

    September 26, 2022 by AC

    Autumn Parking Rebel

    Parking tickets make her wet;Her way of breaking the lawbeing a rebel;waving a middle finger at the authorities.She’s screaming into a phoneto a lonely, sad boy,holding the… Read more “Autumn Parking Rebel”

    September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 by AC

    Fear of Rejection

    I hold a red rose to your nosebecause you’re allergicto affection.I hurt youbecause killingme softlyfoils my backup plans,slathering memorieson the wall;like the trigger of a loaded gun,my… Read more “Fear of Rejection”

    September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 by AC

    First Date

    We met at a dive bar over a cold beer, discussingwho we are and what we want to be.My heart raced, tracing each word from her lips.Our… Read more “First Date”

    September 8, 2022 by AC

    Scared of Commitment

    Happiness finds its use inthe sparkle of your green eyes,shining anxious insecuritythat knots my tongue.But the changing ofthe seasongives you reasonsto doubt what youthought you meantyou knew… Read more “Scared of Commitment”

    September 6, 2022 by AC

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