What Rough Beast | Covid-19 Edition | 05 04 20 | Plamena Mihaylova

Plamena Mihaylova
Somewhere Else

Empty streets
Messy sheets

Cold hands
Cancelled plans

Smell of cigarettes
Blurry silhouettes

The warmth of a fireplace
A longing gaze

I’m not here
I’m somewhere else

—Submitted on 03/26/2020

Plamena Mihaylova is a young Bulgarian writer and video editor.

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