Giorno e Notte

ROBIN BISSETT

May 12, 2020

At 997 miles apart with our shared computer screens, we solved BBC murder mysteries and traveled to countries we never believed we’d see again. You told me how a friend opened a door he’d forgotten was there to find snapped guitar strings and holey baby teeth. He fastened a crown, and we called him beautiful. In the evening, the tide returned each time, swallowing what had worked hard to stay compact. No matter, you said. These places will remain, outlasting any human record. You sang to me in whispers as I dreamt that I rested my head atop your chest once more. We persisted in the name of love in the time of la quarantena.

ROBIN BISSETT is an avid writer and reader. She will soon graduate from Trinity University and is thankful for the Central Texas literary communities that greatly inspire her work.