Familiar passion

Familiar passion

from Latin pati ‘suffer’.

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  • On Going Home

    I wonder who answers at your old number. Some nights it’s the only one my fingers still remember. I’ve been running from the shadow you’ve made a home in. I got everything I ever wanted,  and you never did. I still miss when Paris and London were just down the road. You settled down, and…

    Shanelle Mullin

    September 25, 2022
    Poetry
  • Pushcart Nomination

    I worry that I’ve never written a love poem. I came close, once or twice, but I’m too shrill. “You’re a wanker, Number 9.” doesn’t sound right on my tongue or my fingertips. I worry that my grand moment will never come. No boombox in the rain or holiday meet-cute in my hometown. Heath Ledger…

    Shanelle Mullin

    May 21, 2022
    Short Essays
  • Wake Up

    Looking out the window at angry green skies, searching for the lake amidst the drops, I ask her, “Do you ever feel like you died and someone forgot to tell you?” Some mornings feel like promise and new beginnings. Others feel like there’s a few people—a dozen, if it’s fresh—standing around my hospital bed begging…

    Shanelle Mullin

    May 17, 2022
    Poetry
  • The Adventures of Super Mario

    You left your mushroom castle for a little mystery, a little excitement. I hope you’re happy out there, with him. I swore I’d die a thousand times for you, but I just don’t feel like playing again. Why don’t you save yourself, Princess? This was never my adventure.

    Shanelle Mullin

    April 21, 2022
    Poetry
  • An Awful Thing to Waste

    Here I am again, towering above you, trying to live up to the best parts of me. I said we’d have extraordinary lives, and I guess what I really learned is to speak for myself. You want to plant roots, but my mind belongs to the clouds. I’m blinded by the stars and sun and…

    Shanelle Mullin

    April 20, 2022
    Poetry
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