Like It Never Was

by Faith Gardner

Over the years, I’ve learned the art of how to sever ties. Call it a knife-sharp gift. Where it came from, I can’t say—born, learned, either way, it’s mine. I can cut things and people out of my life with the ruthless precision of a surgeon.

But there’s no way to heal without discomfort. If healing was easy, no one in this world would hurt.”