You are familiar with the ways
some of them think
it’s all in your control
the darkness represents
a failure in your life
you’ve been melodramatic
as long as they’ve known you
there are always worse circumstances
than your own but some people
(meaning you)
cry over spilled milk.
Sometimes you accidentally
let their voices too far
inside.
This is how
you forget it’s not your fault.
This is an excerpt from This is How You Live. For more of Rachel’s poems, visit her Reader Library page, where you can get a few volumes for free.
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