twenty years younger than you
imagine if the
first time you
saw alexis you
would have told
her how fucking
beautiful she is
imagine
complementing
her neon blue
fingernails
instead of staring
and licking your
lips
imagine if that
hello would have
become wow, you
are amazing
how you doin’?
imagine if you
knew how to
smile anymore
imagine if the
worse she could
have said was
i have a man
imagine if she
wasn’t probably
twenty years
younger than
you
imagine if this
conversation
didn’t always
have to be on
paper
©J.J.Campbell all rights reserved
J.J. Campbell (1976 – ?) is old enough to know where the bodies are buried. He’s been widely published over the years, most recently at Horror Sleaze Trash, Fourth & Sycamore, The Beatnik Cowboy, Mad Swirl and Synchronized Chaos. His most recent chapbook, the taste of blood on christmas morning, was published by Analog Submission Press. You can find him most days waxing poetic on his mildly entertaining blog, evil delights.