I am obsessed with _
_ is obsessed with _
(not me)
I read everything by _ my journal is full of poems to and about _
a letter I wrote but don’t send reads:
I always feel you are closer to me than you are
and also
it is almost like we are friends
is it a higher form of praise to
write something for someone
or
about them?
my child suggests taking steps to decrease obsession
every time you think of them
text them
you’ll be so embarrassed you’ll have to stop thinking about them
trust me
Shelby Hinte is currently an editorial intern with Zyzzyva and a prose reader for No Contact. She is also a regular contributor to Write or Die Tribe where she shares author interviews and literary reviews. Her prose has been featured in Hobart, Entropy, SmokeLong Quarterly, and elsewhere.