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The Museum Tells the Saddest Songs (Part II)
Eli and Wes' love affair begins to blossom, but when Wes becomes distant, Eli starts to question whether they will be able to sustain their…
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The Museum Tells the Saddest Songs. (Part I.)
In a retelling of a passionate love affair, Eli recounts his blossoming romance and painful separation with Wes, a charming man, newly settled in the…
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bury me with my love.
if heartbreak was lethal, i'd die with my love. (written in '23)
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the loneliest solitude.
a revelation in the face of lovers.
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limerence.
published in Chaotic Merge.
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the death card.
a poem for tanka tuesday
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saudade.
the voids of loneliness.
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downtown express.
a release and confrontation.
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waiting on the train.
published in Roi Fainéant Press
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stuck in expanse.
published in Querencia Press.
three month honeymoon.
a breath in the winds.
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linger.
some feelings are ghosts.
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