Crack!
The sound of the whip I use
to flagellate myself reminds me of your name,
A short, sharp syllable full of spiked consonants.
Crack!
Each status I see you tagged in is another lash,
for which I can never truly brace myself.
Crack!
Lauren Phillips-Freeman is a language teacher and writer with a love of words in all their forms. She uses writing to help her process her own tangled emotions.