I Apologize…
Sandhills’ Writers Monthly Challenge “apologize”
I’m sorry
for hiding you in mirrors
for burying your fire
beneath silence.
I should’ve listened
when you whispered
through the ache.
But I see you now—
wild, worthy,
still here.
And I am learning
how to properly love
the little girl
I was, I am.
I am becoming.
About the Creator
Stacey Mataxis Whitlow (SMW)
Welcome to my brain. My daydreams are filled with an unquenchable wanderlust, and an unrequited love affair with words haunts my sleepless nights. I do some of my best work here, my messiest work for sure. Want more? https://a.co/d/iBToOK8
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