Anger.
The tiktoks I make about having once been suicidal make her angry. I asked her why.
Committing This To Memory
The fear is itself consumed by an urge to climb the center console and curl up in her lap.
Family Gatherings
There is a twist and a bite and a snap. There is the breaking of bones, of veins, of will. There is the weight of unwantedness that presses and presses and presses.