Written by Allegra Parks
I forgive you for dying
A little inside when the fantasy withered
For not having the working memory
To cook eggs and waffles concurrently
I forgive you for plunging your hands
Into the hill of perfect flour
Before baking
For “Stop! I want it!”
your favorite slogan
I forgive you for dreaming of more bloody
Childbirths, slow mo all
You ever needed
Symbiosis separation reunion, repeat
For painting
His nails while he slept
For forgetting to put oil in the car
It burst into flames on route 29
I forgive you for not fathoming
Suicide threats can be fatal
Despite your mother, her deadness clear
I forgive you your brightness
Its shine accidentally blinding children
I forgive you
For using Jameson to quit
Heroin and heroin to quit
Jameson
For failing
To simply listen
To birds
Wishes
To the slick loop of time itself