Julia Llewellyn

The Itch

Hey mom. I’ve had this itching feeling in the base of my spine for the last thirteen days, and it won’t go away no matter what I do. It’s distraction is worsened, when accompanied by the large pit in my stomach whose existence far exceeds my memory. It feels like my body is having a visceral reaction to my mind’s incoherent inner dialogue. I hope you don’t mind, but this is the only thing I can think of to finally rid myself of the wretched itching. Would you like to hear about it?