An Unfortunate Comparison // Kristen Brown


Center Piece
Elliott Conover // Print

I’ve got to tell you—you’re not
like he used to be.

When you are close to me, your clothes
aren’t bittersweet from
cigarette smoke. Yet your fingers
drift and your facial hair scratches—
but it’s my fault
for comparing you to him.
Still, I pull away.

Your hair
isn’t speckled gray, your skin
isn’t falling from age, and your voice
is different. But please—don’t say you’ll
“open up a can of whoop-ass,”
even once more, because
it isn’t your voice I hear.

I won’t really say, “stop!”
of course, because it’s been six
years and I need to settle down.
So just know, I love you, but
I hate how he lingers in me
through you.





Author:

Kristen Brown is a history and English double major at Morningside. She is president of Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society and writer of the alumni section of The Morningsider.







Artist:

Elliott Conover is a Graphic Design Major at Morningside College with an emphasis in both Marketing and Advertising. In his four years at Morningside, he has met some amazing people that have lead him on the path he is on today. The experiences and memories he has made will never be forgotten.




Voice Actor:




Katelyn Stewart is a junior at Morningside College who is studying Music Education and Vocal Performance. She is involved in theatre, CNAFME, SNATS, APO, lyric opera, and much more. She is originally from the town of Crofton, Nebraska. At Morningside, she has participated in eight shows as well as numerous concerts. She is excited to be involved in recording poems for Kiosk