Exit Interview, by Alessandra Davy-Falconi

My home has been receipt paper
Wasted into wallets, unread 
No one remembers a chair
And I’ve been stapled
Hard, pressed to paint
My face pretty, every day
I said no.

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Alessandra Davy-Falconi is a phoenix who studied history while working in corporate America.  She keeps trying.  Her work has previously appeared in The Atlantic, Typehouse Literary Magazine, and Litbreak, among others; she gravitates towards modern love, American culture, and a sense of dormant response. You can find her at www.phoenixfalc.com.