I Came Home To My Boxes Outside Until I Opened The Paperwork

just in case. We never removed it because the thought had never occurred to me. She was my mother.

I removed her access without ceremony. A quiet click. The bleeding stopped.

I thought of every time I had brushed off a missing amount as a mistake. Every time I had told myself families do not keep score. Every time I had chosen not to look too closely continue reading …