Texas A&M's Official Literary Journal

The Eckleburg Project is the official undergraduate literary journal of Texas A&M University. We are an undergraduate organization featuring student poetry, prose, and art. Now with thirteen issues under our belt, we started with the idea that art should be free and easily accessible to the community.

Our staff is composed of undergraduate students and editors who select pieces to be published semesterly under a process of blind review. For information on how to join, go to our apply page. For information on how to submit, go to our submissions page. For general inquiries, or just to say hello, contact our organizational email at theeckleburgproject@gmail.com.

As always, we thank you for your support as we continue to foster art here at Texas A&M.

THAW by Maria Cecilia Pelayo

November 01, 2021 / The Eckleburg Project

There was a time

When she couldn’t see

Past tequila and lime.

Past the end of the bar

or reflections off glass

God—she knew they’d leave a scar.

Knew and didn’t care

Knew and didn’t dare

To think it could be different.

To think it could be good

Or entertain the thought

That she ought to be wooed.

Ought to be treated right,

To be gently kissed goodnight

By someone who made her feel bright.

No, she’d never thought like that,

Never thought she wanted more

Than nights that started high and then fell flat.

But she did, and he saw

Her heart was cold

And he wanted it to thaw.

So he took his fire, the one in his chest

And he warmed her until she melted

Under those hands that knew her best.

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