Time Will Never Erase You

Your fingerprints keep dirtying me
and caressing me with false light.
I try to wash you out of me
but scrubbing only makes me bleed.

7 Things I’m Done Apologizing For

I’ve probably spent half of my life apologizing and saying sorry for things that were out of my control, and weren’t anyone’s fault. I say sorry when someone else bumps into me at Starbucks, I say sorry when I get a different drink than I originally ordered and have to tell the barista. And this is why I’m finally done.