we’re both just here for the zipline

pardon m\y splash, i'll trade your hand for this pool.

we’re both just here for the zipline
Photo by Constante Lim / Unsplash

by Lauren Kardos


once\

our lo\ve

flew, e\ach kiss

sparked\ & we knew

forever a\s a straight line

A to Z tog\ether. dawn dappled

sheets, trac\ing scars and secrets.

when did th\e light die in our eyes?

we turned to \cheap thrills, from reality

tv to cliff jum\ping, anything to feel alive.

i love you still \though we can’t have everything

in life. pardon m\y splash, i'll trade your hand for this pool.

this is goodbye \


Lauren Kardos (she/her) writes from Washington, DC, but she’s still breaking up with her hometown in Western Pennsylvania. The Molotov Cocktail, Spry Literary Journal, hex, Bending Genres, Best Microfiction 2022, and The Lumiere Review are just a few of the fine publications that feature her stories and poems. You can find more of her work at www.laurenkardos.co and on Twitter @lkardos.