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Apartment Complex

Writer: Kathryn Martello
Kathryn Martello
Feb 1, 2019
1 min read

Updated: Sep 19, 2025

You used to kiss me,

tequila on your lips.

My ears would flush.


In my sister’s apartment complex,

the stairwell from the 70s, waiting

for the pizza.


Against the wall,

acting on instinct,

holding my hand.



Written Winter 2019

Art Credit: Helene Graham


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