‘On Not Loving Writers’ by Elizabeth O’Connell-Thompson

Poetry
Written By Banshee Lit

They will be long in falling for you,
and in that time you will learn
to be ashamed of how much softer
their hands are than yours.

So busy with perfecting their lines for you,
they won’t notice you’ve left the room.

From issue #1: autumn/winter 2015

About the Author
Elizabeth O’Connell-Thompson was born on the Passaic, raised on the Navesink, and crossed the Atlantic to study words at Trinity College Dublin. Her work has been featured in Icarus, Harts & Minds, and RHINO, among others. To send feedback as she gets used to life on Lake Michigan, contact her at EOTwrites.com.

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