Jared Schellenberg

I Should Have Told You

Dear Mom, Years have past since I've seen your face. The last time I talked with you we both said things we wish had been left unsaid, but in the moment we used words like ammunition. I knew which words hurt you the most, the ones that dug deeper than any bullet could. We screamed and yelled at one another until I was sure that I had won, reveling in your silence. Mom, it has now been years since I have seen you face and I find myself missing it more each day.