By Iris Aloe

And all of your words
Inflicted wounds upon me
So I chose to brave this battle alone,
Cause my ailments are to be dealt with
On my own
But some sentences were saltier than others
Some phrases poked my heart harder;
The day everything changed remains on replay in my mind
And the clock stops when you said that to me–
Those three words
So tiny;
Left ginormous scars on my heart
