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An Imagined Conversation, or Why Couples Should Just Listen to Happy Music

By Bailey Share Aizic

Perched on the edge

of your bed, I listen to the

lyrics of a song I’ve

heard a million times.

“I’ll never be the comfort

you lost when you were

nine,” the singer belts,

and I look at you. “Don’t

give me that face,” you say,

“this song is about quitting

smoking.” I want to say

something clever in return,

like, “same difference,”

but you’re smarter than

me, so I just keep staring.

Wistful. I know you want

me to go home, or anywhere

other than your room. I will,

in a moment. For now,

let me count your freckles

and imagine a future in

which you love me.

 

 

Bailey Share Aizic is a poet, student, and Oxford comma enthusiast based in Los Angeles. She works on the editorial team of Wizards in Space Magazine, a litmag by and for nerdy writers, and performs improv comedy in her (scant) spare time. Read her recent work in Noctua, Rogue Agent, Right Hand Pointing, and Calamus, and read her mind @sortabailey.

 

 

 

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