TURNING AWAY

Chloe Arciero

your anger washes over us like water slamming into rocks har sh and cold, under a black sky. slamming door s and shattered glass it drowns me . i used to gather up your affections, desper ately hoarding smiles and kind words. i piled up the memor ies inside my chest saving them, using them to justify your r age , even though the well of your kindness r an dr y long ago. the sugar-sweet taste of our past has curdled into something bitter and rotten. i’ve now realized it’s not wor th staying stuck, hanging onto something that’s long gone . i’m moving on, so i can move forward. your smiles aren’t wor th the pain.