I Can Be a Better You

by Tarryn Fisher

Some people shouldn’t have children.

Truth be told, I really hated Whole Foods aka whole paycheck. They could sell gorilla phlegm and people would load up their carts with it so long as it was packaged as “organic.”

When you live in your own head all the time, things contort. You have to voice your thoughts so you can know you’re not the only one who’s fucked up. It makes a big difference to know that.”

I was selfish that way, wanting people to bend and give me the love I needed, not necessarily the love they knew how to give.