Hollow conversations bounce across cold marble, mimicking substance.
Couples get tired of holding hands.
We haven’t sat down once.
Bodily collisions aren’t followed by apologies. Accidental eye contact is broken in an instant.
We walk into another store.
Shoulders shackled by bags sway next to empty hands both in perfect sync.
I decide to ask if you think we all vibrate at the same frequency, and you ask me if Nike shoes are still thirty percent off.
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Ally Ortiz is a writer born and raised on Long Island. She writes poetry, short stories, and autobiographical pieces and is currently pursuing her degree in education at SUNY New Paltz (NY), with a focus on the English Language Arts. She’s been a lifelong student of the arts, drawing, writing, and taking photos for as long as she can remember.
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