Emunah June. : Writing

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A Chapter by Emunah June.


"Say...where's that tall kidthat came with you last year?"I'm in the middle of getting makeupairbrushed along my cheekboneswhen Catherine tugs my slee..
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A Chapter by Emunah June.


The time comes wheremy Maya-Angelou-Where-I'm-Frompoetry carbon copy almostis due.And I have nothingbut the draft I'd made previously.(you are nothing..
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A Chapter by Emunah June.


Jacob handed me so manybouquets of "I love you"sthat I had just enoughto make my own Eden.Full of so many rosesI never ran out of glasses.Eden was jus..
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A Chapter by Emunah June.


I can't believe how muchI need church today.My coming has been sparsesince Jacob and I broke up;his cousinaccepted offeringsand his guidance counselor..
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A Chapter by Emunah June.


"Faith, you're making yourself sick.You've got to stop."I've just called Jay on the phonebecause its just at this momentthat I realized Jacob still ha..
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Sad Eyes slips mea sheet of paper.She bites her bottom lipjust like I do.(this can't be good nothing about this has been good)"What's this?"She starts..
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A Chapter by Emunah June.


Resting at homeisn't really resting---it's simply buying time.I sit on the sofa,my muscles tenseand my arms shaky.Tofu curls up by my feet,grunting;as..
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A Chapter by Emunah June.


Sure enough,the next day I get a text messagefrom the talented girlthat I was jealous of.She likes to pretend she's Lilo's girlfriend.She likes to pre..
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A Chapter by Emunah June.


These dreams are written on backs of cassettesLike recorded depressions to soothe countless anxietiesYet, exhausted in silence, these tapes are my fea..
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A Chapter by Emunah June.


"We're done."I'll never forget that day.The day my heart was shatteredinto a million pieces.I asked him to call me,and when he had,this is what I was ..