Edward Anki

At Dusk on Cherry Beach 

Seven months into our relationship

I said it I said those three words
I told her I loved her I
think I even meant it

I think it was late summer
I don’t think I really loved her
although I think I meant what
I said when I said what I said
I don’t think she responded
right away I think she squeezed
my hand I think she took a moment
to consider.

Edward Anki's poetry has appeared in JAKE, BOMBFIRE, Rejection Letters, Roi Fainéant Press, The Feathertale Review, Qwerty, The Chaffin Journal, and others. A chapbook of his poetry, Remote Life, was published by BareBackPress (2014). His first full-length poetry collection, Screw Factory, was released in 2022 by Anxiety Press Screw Factory: Anki, Edward: 9798407719915: Amazon.com: Books. A former stand-up comic, bartender, and agonized telemarketer, Edward is currently engaged in part-time studies to become a psychotherapist.