Conversations With Cupid

By Alanna Duffield

Conversations With Cupid

I have trouble saying it. 

I toss it around too carefully,

paying too much mind to the field of distance 

between ‘you’ and ‘ya’.The welcome addition of ‘lots’ to help

build tiny walls between each word.  

The difference between breathing it

directly into a mouth

or with a thumb poised over the disconnect.

What it means to say it squarely

or cast over an already-turning shoulder.

I type it out on my phone and stare at it,

wondering if I mean it.

I press send.

It flies away from me.

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