B25
Public Record
Excerpt from novel: with Abandon

She is here with Abandon.

they are talking quietly
while i play with a long thread
hanging from my sleeve.
i say to Her,
“are You hungry?”
and She turns to me with a smile fading,
as if i have stepped on the joy
She was just lost in with Abandon.
“what?”
She asks.
“never mind,” i say.
i tug at the thread until it snaps
but then see that in doing so
i have upset the structural integrity of my sleeve.
“i think i’ll go to bed,” i say.
“goodnight,” She says.
good night.

Frida Bilson