New Year’s Exit Party

The party was peeking when the poison started to settle in the marrow of their

bones. I watch my husband gasping forever looking for a handle hold

But I just step back and let my girls take the stage.

I talk slow but I move with a purpose you never saw

coming. I'm the one who spiked the punch and turned the deadbolt in

the frame. I watch the light go out in his eyes and I didn't

feel a single spark of shame. We're not here to celebrate your new year

we're here to celebrate your exit. Go ahead and scream, honey.