Daily Drafts & Dialogues

Daily Drafts & Dialogues

Hello?

Enjoy this short poem I wrote, then feel free to share a recent poem or piece of flash fiction you’ve written in the comments to start a dialogue.

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K. E. Creighton
Jan 16, 2026
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Hello?

We're all starving 
for peace
for connection
for safety
for love
for authenticity 
for laughter
for a bit of lightness
for fill in __this blank__ with 
a human desire or
human need.
...
Well, here I am
with outstretched arms!
...
Hello!
...
…
Hello?
…
Is this thing on?
…
Hello!
I see you!
Hello!
...
Do you see me?
…
…
…
Hello???
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