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    Take Your Jacket

    She scaled a second-story window to meet me behind the oak tree. We slipped into the car, and I drove while she rode me. We sped down… Read more “Take Your Jacket”

    August 12, 2022 by AC

    Love’s Not Cheap

    I’m brave only in my head.She loves me only in my bed.I struggle to go through the motions.The pressure to fall in love is like a line… Read more “Love’s Not Cheap”

    August 9, 2022 by AC

    On The Run

    The hell envisioned in this vacant room takes me back to your high school bedroom — on the bed your mother swore to shoot us if caught… Read more “On The Run”

    August 8, 2022 by AC

    Hangover Lover

    I take small steps with my arms wide, bouncing off the walls, making up for my knocking knees — aimlessly slurred footing. Don’t fucking mind me; I’ll… Read more “Hangover Lover”

    August 6, 2022 by AC

    Happiness isn’t a Crime

    I leaned against the wall,holding a glass of wine.A thunderstorm rages outdoors,shuttering windowsand wishing for a glass of dirty water.The murky shadows cloud my judgmentwith a dream… Read more “Happiness isn’t a Crime”

    August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 by AC

    Bedroom of 2003

    The aroma of karma surrounds you;etched like a tattoo on your smile.You saw me the way I needed you to.Through life and death, we promised foreverin your… Read more “Bedroom of 2003”

    August 1, 2022 by AC

    Assumptions in Forests

    I blew her ringtone off its rhythmafter she gave me a piece of adviceto take a hike — the trails along the mountainresembled the green of her… Read more “Assumptions in Forests”

    July 28, 2022 by AC

    More Than a Home

    Lightning enters the windows through the shadows of a home. Our home. We sit in the dark, highlighting the cracks surrounding holes you threw your fists against,… Read more “More Than a Home”

    July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 by AC

    Itching for a Connection

    I’m itching for the phone to echo The Click with its tone on low. A responded text, in her preppy tone, would do me well. I’m begging… Read more “Itching for a Connection”

    July 23, 2022July 23, 2022 by AC

    Pyrotech Blonde

    Her green eyes dance to the applause of a clenched-jaw chuckle she felt in her belly. She dragged men of evil deeds across Lake Atticus with an… Read more “Pyrotech Blonde”

    July 13, 2022 by AC

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