The Other

The Other

 

I, his other,

am doomed

with the carnal

privilege,

sinful

knowledge

of her, his other

One.

 

She, his other,

is blessed

with the innocent

privilege,

blinding

knowledge

of me, his other

One.

  

Andrea Barbosa

  

A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, writer and poet Andrea Barbosa has been as a guest speaker at Houston Writers Guild's conferences, Houston Baptist University's Writers' Conference, Lone Star College's Bayou City Book Festival, and has been a regular guest panelist at Comicpalooza's (Texas' largest pop culture event) Literary Track.

Her short stories have appeared in several anthologies and in the Southern Pacific Review. She currently serves as VP and Press Director for the Houston Writers Guild and Flash Fiction Editor for The Ocotillo Review literary journal.