I stopped smoking

to get better

I stopped drinking

to get better

I stopped talking

to you

and you

to get better

excuse me

recover

from something that doesn’t even have a nice name.

so should I stop myself?

because after all

I’m the thing

that makes me feel worse?

I tell my therapist

I’m feeling better than ever.

#poetry

A car almost hit me today

It was sleeting and I was crossing the street

On the phone

Window rolled down

Less than 6 feet away

The driver said I’m sorry

Less than 2

A tick sprung from my bedsheets

Crushed it

With a library book I didn’t read

Overdue.

I retreat to my room as my mother giggles to her boyfriend

I’m not telling you!

(She’s not telling him)

Usually I like a slow melt but

Burning makes me do things unlike myself.

#poetry

A car came too close today

It was sleeting and I was crossing the street

On the phone

Window rolled down

Less than 6 feet away

The driver said I’m sorry

Less than 2.

A tick jumped from my bedsheets

So I crushed it

I didn’t read

With a library book

Overdue.

Usually I like a slow melt but

I find loneliness best without myself.

#poetry