Sorry is a stone
because it is cliff-like
in my pocket
and gobstopper hard
beneath my tongue
and one is not enough
to summon an ocean
with white horses
and forgiveness.
It is a pebble, shy to water,
resting heavily
at the back of my throat.
© Kristiana Reed 2019
Kristiana Reed is an English teacher and a writer. She is the author of the WordPress blog My Screaming Twenties and she writes about love, her struggle with mental health, survival and hope. She is currently in the middle of producing Between the Trees, her debut anthology, and writing her first novel.
