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Bible College Memory #3 by Lila Robinett

September 21, 2021
Reading Time: 1 Minutes

Expelling fractured pencils

and dried ink, I found a bottle

of nail polish in the underbelly

of a bag from college. I recall

his fake leather couch

kneaded against my bare ass

and the next morning

my fingers folder in prayer,

nails painted Wild Nude.

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Robinett, Lila
Lila Robinett is a graduate of East Texas Baptist University where she completed a B.A. in English. She is currently an MFA student at Seattle Pacific University focusing in poetry writing. She currently lives in Longview Texas with her family where she works as a barista at Silver Grizzly Espresso.

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