you won’t believe this
the way you died was so
sudden and casual
like a cord ripped
still sparkling
from its socket
and the funny thing
the icing on a cake
was that the only person
I wanted to talk to about it with
was you.
Poem by Bre D’Alessio South
Image by Adam Strong
Bre D’Alessio South is a writer based in Massachusetts. Her work has been featured in the Texas Review, Maudlin House, sames faces collective, BarBar, Moria, and bullshit lit. She is a 2025 best of the net nominee.
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