solitude and boredom by Jaclyn Torres

                    Elo Vazquez CC



​solitude and boredom

two words that when meshed together
create a downward spiral
one pull turns into two
then that loose hair on the outskirts
then that important one in the middle
that was bothersome for quite some time
and your fingers
are aroused by the smooth, wispy
hairs that linger just above the eye
and they’re close,
on the brink of an orgasm
and they
can’t
stop
one more
just one more
one final pull
yes
you look in the mirror
and emptiness stares back

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Jaclyn Torres lives in Somerville, Massachusetts where she works in the Education Technology space and strives to always learn something new. Eager to spread the power of storytelling, she co-produces Grown Up Story Time in Boston, running monthly writing workshops and events for the community.