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Your momma should’ve known better. She was a teenage girl once too with a fascination for the foreign ripe-ness of a peach or a pomegranate. (What is it with women and fruit?) She should’ve warned you girls don’t tell their own stories; we stand in the wings as they unravel around us. And if you could, what would you say? When they asked you why you stayed which truth would you tell? You were an open wound, and you thought he could fill it. You liked the way he made you taste of rosebuds. You were dying for a snack.
Samantha Auch is a poet, filmmaker, and visual artist based in Brooklyn, NY. When not writing poems about Greek goddesses, she co-hosts the podcast, “Revenge of the Final Girl,” which can be found on Spotify, Anchor, and Google Podcasts. For more about Sam, check out www.thisisauchward.com
