An empty black suitcase. Candles with
pearlescent white wicks. Untouched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pictureless picture frames. Books with folded
corners and broken spines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plates that once were spotless and silver
that have lost their sheen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mirrors missing the reflection of
a once familiar face. No longer<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a need for it. Brown leather shoes in
size nine. Soles worn and abused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rows of neatly hung jeans like
denim skeletons absent of clinging flesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandpa\u2019s favorite chair, now cold.
The scent of cigars still lingering between its cushions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A gift for mom. Taken for granted and replaced
with something new, something better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A memory that can never be relived. Forgotten.
A lamp in desperate need of a home to illuminate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Amanda Sciandra is an undergraduate Creative Writing student at Stockton University, where she is a student of Stockton\u2019s editing internship. She works as a high school substitute teacher and lives with her parents and ginormous dog. She is just beginning to send
work out for publication.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"