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Allison Billmeyer
Youβve christened me
your honey bunches of oats
while cereal boxes
are piling up
in the kitchen
and the entire
front yard is crawling
in zucchinis
Do you take it crunchy
or soggy?
We didnβt grow
up watching the same
Disney Channel Original
movies but you never
seem too much older
than me calling
from payphones
and drinking banana
daiquiris in the
neighbors back yard
You could give me
a better shot
Iβm better at
noticing
You tend to use
leaving as a
greeting
Yet your smile
When I point out
the window at 5 am
Look, the sky is pink!
Our world could be
so beautiful.
Allison Billmeyer is a writer and occasional actor. Her work has been featured in Same Faces Collective and Hobart Pulp. Originally from Idaho, she lives in Chicago with her extremely dumb dog, George.