“Churches”, Abby Mummert ‘22

January 5th

by Nicole Lu she/her ‘22

At the very back, they run out before they reach me, Recyclable, hipster paper cups, Unsure but con dent, I made it in time. As the dings on my phone reminds me To stay in line, I crave reassurance In this crowd of unfamiliars. F Fixated on my phone, I hear it approaching. Pretentious college sweatshirt, dyed hair, nose piercing, I wonder if Amy will ever look like that, And it scares me. She does not look up from her phone, the Translucent blue of the case, covered with Sparkles that could never stick