i thought moving away from home
would give me all the space i needed.
i thought running away from pain
would make it all vanish.

silly girl.
if you're old enough to go to college
you're old enough to know better.

i thought forgetting about the fights
would magically make me heal.
i thought finding a new source of stress
would chip away old ones by accident.

silly girl.
if you've lived this long,
you're old enough to know better.