over the emotional labor”
that’s me
I said this today
Can’t wait to work this out
with my future therapist
In this particular fantasy
she stops me
“Kara, do you hear
what you just said out loud to me?”
I say yes because it’s easy
Saying no makes me feel guilty
Secret ciders make me feel guilty
I’ve been working this one out
for a quarter of a century
I have been baking pies
for the past two years
Because it is free therapy
If you follow me on IG
you might think I am making biscuits
but what I am really doing
is working through my relationship
with my mother
It’s been hard during the current presidency
She’s lost her fucking mind
and I am just voting
for basic human decency
And I know exactly how
to make butter look like sand
I can bake an apple pie from memory
