Long Distance Pantoum
Anastasia Simms
Are you still there?
Can you hear me?
How was your day?
That’s nice.
Can you hear me?
Oh, okay.
That’s nice.
I miss you.
Oh, okay.
Sorry I didn’t realize you were busy.
I miss you.
Call me if you can.
Sorry, didn’t realize you were busy.
It’s not important; I just wanted to talk to you.
Call me if you can.
No, it’s okay. I’ll talk to you later.
It’s not important; I just wanted to talk to you.
I just don’t understand why you’re so upset.
No it’s okay. I’ll talk to you later.
What was that?
I just don’t understand why you’re so upset.
How was your day?
What was that?
Are you still there?
Anastasia Simms (she/her) is a third-year honors student at Kent State University studying English, psychology, and creative writing. She works at the KSU Writing Commons, the Wick Poetry Center, Brainchild Magazine, and New American Press. Her work is published by or forthcoming in Red Cedar Review, an anthology by Lit Cleveland, and Outrageous Fortune Magazine. Anastasia hopes that her writing will positively impact others just as the written word has always done for her.
