21st Century Love . . . Andy & Aria’s Act II Scene V https://allpoetry.com/poem/13452698-21st-Century-Love-.-.-.-Andy—Arias-Act-II-Scene-IV-by-Lucretia-Mccloud Act II. Scene V. Narrator: Opens again the curtain upon our students in the studio after a few days of introspection, reconvening with new selfish directions. Sly Vie main of the three driven by narcissistic desire, yet surprised she’ll come to be … More 21st Century Love . . . Andy & Aria’s Act II Scene V

21st Century Love . . . Andy & Aria’s Act II Scene IV https://allpoetry.com/poem/13451063-21st-Century-Love-.-.-.-Andy—Arias-Act-II-Scene-III-by-Lucretia-Mccloud Act II Scene IV Narrator: The curtain opens upon a new scene. An artist’s studio on campus. Available to students their work to perfect after hours. A few select. Enters Vie, Andy, with Aria between. Escorted, as if anyone watching wanted to … More 21st Century Love . . . Andy & Aria’s Act II Scene IV

21st Century Love . . . Andy & Aria’s Act II Scene III https://allpoetry.com/poem/13449518-21st-Century-Love-.-.-.-Andy—Arias-Act-II-Scene-II-by-Lucretia-Mccloud Act II Scene III Narrator: Andy and Vie stroll the same yesterday scene before all three take center stage as necessity calls upon Vie to manipulate a connection smoothly to innocently be made. So off to your left watch Vie protect her web to … More 21st Century Love . . . Andy & Aria’s Act II Scene III

21st Century Love . . . Andy & Aria’s Act II Scene II https://allpoetry.com/story/13448814-21st-Century-Love-.-.-.-Andy—Arias-Act-II-Scene-I-by-Lucretia-Mccloud Act II Scene II ‘She’ approaches Aria back at the bench at her last period’s end with a ‘post-it’ containing Andy’s number written in pen. Narrator: ‘She’ did indeed “round the block.” Inside her brain a ‘tick tock’ not in vain. ‘She’ not … More 21st Century Love Andy & Aria Act II Scene II

21st Century Love . . . Andy & Aria’s Act II Scene I https://allpoetry.com/story/13446272-21st-Century-Love-.-.-.-Andy—Arias-Scene-VI.-by-Lucretia-Mccloud Act II: ‘Her’ Penance Scene I: Narrator: The curtain opens with Terrifying ‘She’ who caused Aria such intense misery laid up in a hospital room recovering from burns in the 3rd degree. Tilted blinds darkening, casing shadows aggravated her serious mental gloom. Though … More 21st Century Love. . . Act II Scene I

21st Century Love . . . Andy & Aria’s [Scene VI.] https://allpoetry.com/poem/13444831-21st-Century-Love-.-.-.-Andy—Arias-Scene-V.-by-Lucretia-Mccloud Act I Scene VI Narrator: Placed on suicide watch for several days. Every fifteen minutes or so inmates appointed to invade Andy’s space to keep him from caving. Andy: All this protective attention’s unwarranted. Where were they when my Aria’s life I spilled? Then I should’ve … More

21st Century Love . . . Andy & Aria’s [Scene V.] https://allpoetry.com/story/13444185-21st-Century-Love-.-.-.-Andy—Arias-Scene-IV.-by-Lucretia-Mccloud Act I Scene V Narrator: With her battered pages held timid, Andy attempts to again read Aria’s letter through, though his bleeding heart gushing him guilt, creates a gullied rift in his desires, disabled him of steady large artistic hands contradictory in their caress … More 21st Century Love. . . Andy & Aria’s Story Scene V

21st Century Love . . . Andy & Aria’s [Scene IV.] https://allpoetry.com/story/13442585-21st-Century-Love-.-.-.-Andy—Arias-Scene-III.-by-Lucretia-Mccloud Scene IV. Andy in his cell fast asleep on his feet dreaming of his previous tranquil life outside of jail. Narrator: “The shrewd one sees the danger and conceals himself, but the inexperienced keep right on going and suffer the consequences.”—Prov. 22:3. Andy knew these … More A 21st Century Love Story Scene IV

21st Century Love . . . Andy & Aria’s [Scene III.] Beginning: https://allpoetry.com/poem/13440684-21st-Century-Love-.-.-.–Andy—Arias-Story-by-Lucretia-Mccloud Scene III. Narrator: As a seasoned officer retreats towards hall’s end, this blood curling howl as a wounded wolverine did his stalwart spine bend. Hesitating a moment more to fully comprehend, if needed more backup his safety to defend. But Andy sat rocking his … More 21st Century Love Scene III

Five stories and perspectives on friendship. via Five Writers on What It Means to Be a Friend — Discover Enjoy also: Maintaining Friendship In A Loveless World https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2009764?q=friendship&p=par