Lauren Paxson : Writing

Dear Stranger- Sorry, I Wanted to Talk to you, but I Have Social Anxiety

Dear Stranger- Sorry, I Wanted to Talk to you, but..

A Poem by Lauren Paxson


I saw you in the deli but I was too scared to say hello. Then again, that’s how most of these stories turn out, isn’t it? A person falls i..
Scouring for Ab(solution)

Scouring for Ab(solution)

A Poem by Lauren Paxson


I tried to wash away last week- Scrubbed so hard my skin turned pink; Scalding water somehow southes me. Disbelief trickled down the tub, Reali..