because joy is sweeter than they ever were
So, you lick the wound this one last time.
Like a discarded snack plate
going to waste
at that party you wish you'd left sooner.
It tastes bitter.
Unpalatable.
It ceased nourishing you forever ago.
You've been gorging on their leftovers, on your salty sadness.
But you can't survive off of scraps.
You're starving.
It's time to Marie Kondo your diet.
It's time to start feasting on joy.
-She’s burning