Melissa Amen
Unrequited Love
he is a toaster oven that burns everything at 275 degrees
the smell of a long expected thunderstorm
a shrunken cotton t-shirt
the taste of cardboard covered in silk
loose rock under leather boots
the rough of a torn label on an empty bottle of Merlot
moist red clay between fingers
a late harvest of tobacco
mistletoe that was never hung
Melissa Amen is originally from St. Louis, Missouri, a.k.a. The Gateway to the West. She works
by day as an editor in educational publishing. In May 2009, she will complete her graduate
degree in Creative Writing and Publishing at the University of Baltimore. Aside from writing,
Melissa's hobbies include hiking and dancing in the rain.
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Issue One
Unrequited Love
he is a toaster oven that burns everything at 275 degrees
the smell of a long expected thunderstorm
a shrunken cotton t-shirt
the taste of cardboard covered in silk
loose rock under leather boots
the rough of a torn label on an empty bottle of Merlot
moist red clay between fingers
a late harvest of tobacco
mistletoe that was never hung
Melissa Amen is originally from St. Louis, Missouri, a.k.a. The Gateway to the West. She works
by day as an editor in educational publishing. In May 2009, she will complete her graduate
degree in Creative Writing and Publishing at the University of Baltimore. Aside from writing,
Melissa's hobbies include hiking and dancing in the rain.
Home
Issue One
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