Echos
these are not the words
I thought I’d remember-
not the first time you said
I love you
not the first time you said
I hate you
they are inconsequential words
pass the mustard, did you pay the bill
Erin Jamieson holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Miami University of Ohio. Her writing has been published in over eighty literary magazines, and her fiction has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She teaches at the Ohio State University.