a letter

By Makena Behnke

 

i don’t miss you

i miss having someone like you, but i don’t miss you

i miss the shopping sprees and the fun times we rarely had

i don’t miss the judgment or the condescending attitude towards everything i like and do

i don’t miss you being overdramatic and making everything about you

i miss the eating out and trips to Costco for a berry ice cream sundae

i miss the “whatever you want”

i don’t miss the “that’s what you want?”

i miss the dogs

i miss the house

i miss the husband

i miss the having whatever you want whenever you want

but i certainly

do not

miss

you.

 

Editor: Renée Vazquez