empty room
by Rebecca Payne
CW: non-graphic reference to murder
1.
once upon a time in a classroom
a boy admits
he too has written the story
of a murdered girl
NO
the teacher says, also male
that is not how one throws her body
to water
explains the proper way
you are the room in water
lure
Rebecca is a Northwestern MFA candidate. Her work has appeared in Sword and Kettle Press and she is a contributor at Slay Away Magazine. More at rebecca-payne.com or @Rebecca_Payne_.