in the absence of the sun

by Emily Curtis

They compete over who can become the best version of generic

Do you know what it feels like to wait patiently for love when you know how many never even receive it? I do

I live among the hardcovers stacked in piles higher than Everest because it is easier to feel through fictional characters the loss the love the heartbreak the tragedy it all comes at once and then it is gone with the close of the cover -from the comfort of my bedroom