Order of Scorpions

by Ivy Asher

A hollowness sits in my chest where everything once sat heavy and onerous. I know the demons of my past won’t disappear forever. No matter how much I wish they’d been shoved over the cliff, never to return, they’ll crawl back. They’ll once again settle silently inside me until another day like today wakes them up and forces me to fight for what they try to claim. I will.