after living in a house
where compliments
are rarely heard and
nice words are said
out of spite, i find it
hard to genuinely
respond when someone
spoke to me with kindness
“why can't you handle
compliments?”
“i, rarely, almost never
received compliments
at home.
isn't it normal?”
⸺unusually usual
YOU ARE READING
crying over spilled milk
Poetrycrying over spilled milk is a series of poems that often forms a lump in my throat; aching and burning, waiting to be spoken. you can be upset, worried, or unhappy about something that cannot be changed.
