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olivia anne Dec 2018
you made fun of the way i talk,
like it somehow alienated me.

words like “uppity” and “hoity toity”
that i was using to describe your friends.

“i’d love to read your essays...uppity.”

at that point i hadn’t realized that you were just as well off as they were
and here i was talking about how they made me feel like i didn’t belong,
just because my father didn’t own a boat or a summer house.

it was actually quite funny
i always thought you were like me,
a fake.
a middle class citizen playing pretend.
olivia anne Dec 2018
i could’ve stood there
in the freezing cold
talking to you
for the rest of my life.
my toes were numb,
but my smile was bright.
thanks for walking with me to get hot chocolate.
i felt warm and fuzzy for the rest of the night.
i can barely remember if we won the game.
olivia anne Dec 2018
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“i wouldn’t date him.”
“me neither.”
they all look at me and raise their eyebrows.
i stand firm in my answer.
i wouldn’t date you;
i’d marry you.
see you on the way to first.
  Dec 2018 olivia anne
Emily
why do you like him?
he asked
he inspires me
she answered
simple as that.
  Dec 2018 olivia anne
Alexander Foe
He ripples out
Like a stone hurled into tranquil waters
Effecting everyone around him.
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