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Mel Gross

Mel Gross
Courtesy of Mel Gross

MEL GROSS is a high school senior with words to spare.

february: still definitely not thinking about you
by Mel Gross

October 16, 2020 Contributed By: Mel Gross

Frost

I exhale fogged frost, trying to mimic the way smoke slid from your chapped lips. goosebumps rise like braille across my back. I look over my shoulder, as if you might have come back for me, as if we might be together once more— me; caught like a mouse between your arms, you; snapping your […]

Filed Under: Poetry Posted On: October 16, 2020

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