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    A World Reflecting

    The world slows as she sheds the last of the summer sun; retreating with the warm weather  and going out with the tide in the morning, when…… Read more “A World Reflecting”

    May 10, 2024 by Emily Vaca

    Things I Wish I Could Tell You

    I wonder about you, about us, a lot. Do you know I’ve written poems about you? I still look at the playlists you make? I keep up…… Read more “Things I Wish I Could Tell You”

    September 21, 2023 by Emily Vaca

    The Edge of Everything

    This precipice is vast and very, very dark. I might fall in if I lean over too much, even just an inch or maybe two. My fingers…… Read more “The Edge of Everything”

    June 16, 2023 by Emily Vaca

    Paper Flowers

    I met you once in a dream. Standing in the distance, you were hazy in the afternoon sunlight. Dandelion petals kissed your feet in praise as you…… Read more “Paper Flowers”

    August 23, 2022August 23, 2022 by Emily Vaca

    Friends in the Past Tense

    I sit on this park bench next to the silent playgroundwith nothing keeping me companyapart from the ice cream in my hand and the ghost of your…… Read more “Friends in the Past Tense”

    August 23, 2022August 23, 2022 by Emily Vaca

    Jellyfish

    After Danusha Laméris’ “Leg” March 2022 We’re walking down by the edge of the water, Mom and I—her blonde hair being swept up, tangling in the gusts…… Read more “Jellyfish”

    August 6, 2022 by Emily Vaca

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