When I awake I
Like to think about us two
Alone forever
Sweetest saccharine
Inside your mouth I lose my
Self hour after hour
Diet Coke kind of
Love. I remember the taste
Turn bitter from sweet
Blossom petal thought
Is it happening again?
The spring idea
Constance Mello (she/her) is a Brazilian scholar, writer, and teacher. She graduated with a degree in Cultural Studies and Gender Studies from the Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany, and is currently pursuing a dual Master’s Degree in English and Creative Writing. Her writing has been published in The Ilanot Review, Fearless She Wrote, and Latinx Lit Mag, and was a finalist in the Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards.
