Purge

Do you ever want to throw up a memory?
Call me brain bulimic
Purge this pain polemic
I can’t stomach long expired thoughts
Mold grown on untold stories
An urge to quickly
regurge this sickly past
and make room
for new food for thought,
Hungry for future.

Emily Kirchner

Emily is a surrealist illustrator and writer. She is currently pursuing a degree in early childhood education to become a behavioral specialist.