The suitcases are heavy and
I fear
the Oxford Street
rolling suitcase
will burst from the
books jammed in among
British trinkets and
Christmas presents bought six months early.
It's warmer than I remember
and
why must I wait here?
All I want
is a cup of
Earl Grey
and the cobblestones
and the rain
and a warm bed
so I may sleep.
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The Editor-in-Chief for Touchstone 2011 is Lindsey Givens. She is a second year master's student in children's literature and she received her bachelor's in creative writing from the University of Arkansas in 2009.