Only Mostly Devastated

by Sophie Gonzales

To everyone who, in their quest to be cared for by another, forgot to care for themselves. Your needs matter, too.

The girls were at a basketball game. I would’ve totally gone, but the thing is, I’d rather floss with barbed wire than watch a live sports match,

In real life, though, sometimes you beg for them to care, and they just don’t. And then they go quiet.