Love Letter to My Alcoholism by Hannah Kludy
you barely remembered nights
nothing but strained
fluorescent lights
you extramarital lover
starter of fights
who rips clothing
and loses earrings
you held in delicate glass
your stem fragile
between my fingers
you undo me in seconds
make me wish
i believed in god
only so i could
pray you away
to someplace
as dark and heavy
as you make me
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Hannah Kludy (she/her) writes a bunch and cooks almost as much. Her work has been published in magazines such as All the Sins, apt, and 34th Parallel. She lives in Kansas City and spends her time irritating her husband and giving her dogs cream cheese. Twitter: @KludyHannah