Albino Neto is a student in Doug Holder’s Creative Writing Course at Endicott College.

The Green Dress

Albino Neto

I resented the way you moved,
The big silver chains swinging from your soft neck
The shiny green dress always paired with your hair up
The subtle shift to the right hip when she would run
I resented the way she moved,

The way she twitched in her sleep
The way she would snore at night like a baby pig
The long nights contemplating our future
The long nights contemplating the purpose of life
I resented the way she moved

Her contagious giggles
Her way of eating fast-food on drunken nights
Her vibrant and elusive smile
Her voice singing against the car breeze
I resented the way she moved

— Albino Neto

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