Written with the titular song in mind, this is a prose poem; a piecemeal memory.

• Written at age 22.
• Published online by Major 7th Magazine, 29 December 2024.

A clawing frustration on aromanticism.

• Written at age 21.
• Published online by Long River Review, 26 April 2024.
• Winner of the 2023-24 Edward R. and Frances Schreiber Collins Literary Prize in Poetry.

A poem; a beseeching of the dark.

• Written and poked at between ages 18-21.
• Published in a physical zine by Unmagnolia Magazine, with online PDF available, 31 October 2023.

A short poem on the closed mouth.

• Written at age 20.
• Published by Long River Review in their bound journal, volume 26, 27 April 2023; this publication is available from the UConn Archives & Special Collections.