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“Sometimes Maris wishes
her mother could just go all in
and leave.
A physical absence
to match the mental one.
Is she a
bad mother?
Maybe not.
She doesn’t hit Maris.
Doesn’t abuse her. She’s just—
not Present.”

Damn that really sucks

“Home to whoever’s there, to
the parking lot behind the drive-thru, back
seat,
bedroom floor with your best friend,
the one who slept with your ex and lied
but you forgave her because what does it
matter when
none of you matter?”

Oh no

“we don’t compete. Don’t have the funds.

Don’t have a school that cares, respects us.”

Damn relatable

I didn't realize this was novel in verse. Let's go