dear oliver,
you haven’t come
to school in over
a week.
our economics
teacher asked
for me to give
you your home-
work. we have
to make a
cartoon character
onto a paper bag,
“better than gucci,”
she says. “you’ll
receive a small
paycheck too.”
i slid the homework
underneath your door.
and attached a small
note—
just keep swimming,
nemo.
quinn
YOU ARE READING
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PoetryQuinn scribbles tainted emotions across thin layers of white paper. But to who? To someone who blinks once, sees her, and blinks again-just to make her disappear. To someone who sees her as a symbol of the ocean. To someone who thinks the ocean is...
