One Poem by Alec Solomita

 

I’d Rather

 

I have a hard time sending you an emoji.

How meaningless,

how facile:

a picture of a heart.

 

I’d rather tell you

I love you more

than you’ll

ever know.

Alec Solomita is a writer working in Massachusetts. His fiction has appeared in the Southwest Review, Eclectica, The Mississippi Review, and Southword Journal, among other publications. He was shortlisted by the Bridport Prize and Southword Journal. His poetry has appeared in many journals, including the Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Poetica, The Lake, One Art, and several anthologies. His chapbook “Do Not Forsake Me,” was published in 2017 by Finishing Line Press. His full-length poetry book, “Hard To Be a Hero,” was released by Kelsay Books in the spring of 2021. He’s just finished another, titled “Small Change.