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First Communion
She tells us— “When you take the Body of Christ Pray for something. It’ll come true. I prayed every time that one day I would become a...
Elizabeth Cotton
Jun 10, 20241 min read


The One
you’re not the one that got away drunk texts, glances and grins but never a date, never a kiss when all you had to do was lean just a few...
Elizabeth Cotton
Jun 6, 20241 min read


ma cherie
avoid boys, mon coeur, who smell of cigarettes and poets who cannot write without referencing something French or cigarettes.
Elizabeth Cotton
May 31, 20241 min read


clutter
I grew up not daring to ask for the souvenir they would be overpriced, meaningless clutter now I buy mouse ears and Taylor Swift...
Elizabeth Cotton
Apr 29, 20241 min read


The Poet
I am no philosopher. I write pretty words sometimes in random shapes, like this to s h a k e i t u p – and people who like them, like...
Elizabeth Cotton
Mar 21, 20241 min read


The Black Dog
At times I didn’t even notice the black dog trailing behind lest I forget and be too content he is quiet and out of the way but perks up...
Elizabeth Cotton
Mar 9, 20241 min read


The Albatross
Let me hang heavily around your neck the albatross you shot with your cross bow let me sit with you and drag you down let me remind you...
Elizabeth Cotton
Mar 8, 20241 min read


The Bolter
In another life I dream of Idina of easy love and salacious scandals here we go again, I am Donna a fabulous aunt, single by choice But...
Elizabeth Cotton
Mar 7, 20241 min read


The Manuscript
Let them bleed through my paper thin skin all the mistakes, clichés a too-passive voice It’s only the first draft of this adulthood it’s...
Elizabeth Cotton
Mar 6, 20241 min read


The Alchemy
Some say I changed you, maybe I did Some say you changed me, maybe you did but you can’t make something outta nothing deep in our...
Elizabeth Cotton
Mar 4, 20241 min read


I can do it with a broken heart
To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to apply for the open position of being your full time lover with benefits I come with glowing and...
Elizabeth Cotton
Mar 2, 20241 min read


loml
I love watching documentaries about cults and recommending them to other people I love receiving flattering words that assure me that I...
Elizabeth Cotton
Mar 1, 20241 min read


Tell us about 2020
It was something like March 129th When I was in my late twenties And working even later nights All the conversations were about This new...
Elizabeth Cotton
Jan 28, 20241 min read
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