ap victory.seople call nine years sober
pcratching at the door.
dretending i cannot still hear it
mig hers.
i have spent nine years
my mother is still letting it
ay father carried it into the grave.
mnd my fingerprints.
Ay mother’s eyes,
ddiction has my father’s face,
they are alive too. i will go swim in the lake and let my feet touch the ground. i will go grocery shopping and feel the chill on my skin. i will watch the leaves turn orange. i will love. i am alive and i love, so much.