𝙾 𝙲 𝙲 𝚄 𝙻 𝚄 𝙼

by Laura Arciniega

Oh, hi! Didn’t expect you 

So soon. You’re not a friend and 

I can’t banish you. They don’t 

Really care that I’m dying: 

Can’t do a fucking thing, they 

Said. Okay, I’ll just bleed out. 

Wish I could give zero stars. 

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Laura’s writing has appeared in The Shoutflower, Maudlin House, Gargoyle Magazine, This Side of the Divide: New Lore of the American West (Baobab Press), and elsewhere. She lives in Southern California with her husband and son. You can find her online at lauraaliciaarciniega.wordpress.com, @arciniega_laura_alicia on Instagram, and @LauraAArciniega on Twitter.