8:30

poetry by Alex Guarco

I ask him what he thinks Hell is,

if he’s ever thought about it.  He says,

an eternity with your mother.

laughing, he sinks into the couch,

sips from his glass, Jameson, Coke

thumb-clicking his way through our evening,

sinking, sipping low until his eyes follow suit

as predicted.

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Alex Guarco is a sophomore creative writing major at Susquehanna University. He's president of SU Slam Poetry and a member of the Ultimate Frisbee and Club Volleyball teams.  Alex has appeared in Outrageous Fortune, Variance, Tomfoolery Review, and Essay.

Coming next week: fiction by Aaron Abel