2014-2015, Poem

Why Aren’t You Here With Me

Featured in the 2014 Fall Issue of Rambunctious

Why Aren’t You Here With Me
Stephanie Dushay, '16

The soft wooliness of my emerald sweater
is a warm embrace, welcome in the cold air
But I slough it off and emerge,
feeling empty.
Fabric is no substitute for your absent arms.

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