By Lucy Doherty
Dearest
I’ve just returned
to the city
And I am lonely
for you
Please write
me a letter
immediately
And I will come
to you
in the woods
or on the nearby hill
And we will
recollect the past
And
we will
recollect our childhood
And we will
recollect our future
And we will
recollect our life
Together
Lucy Doherty is based in Madison, WI and currently studies creative writing at Columbia College Chicago. Her work has appeared in Unpublishable, and she authored the chapbook ‘Secrets’ in 2020. Lucy is proudly bisexual and autistic, and is a passionate disability advocate. You can find her at lucypoetry.carrd.co, or on Twitter @thelucydoherty.