spilled milk/Ash Golownia

“don’t cry over spilled milk”
but what if the milk
was the only thing i had
to look forward to

what if the milk
puddled on the ground
was just one 
of a dozen other bottles
spilled

“don’t cry over spilled milk”
you tell me
as you remove the milk 
from the fridge
and pour it on the icy linoleum

yet i continue to stock the fridge
with fresh milk.
supplying your addiction
to spilling it

“don’t cry”
“it’s just milk”

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Ash Golownia is a first-year student studying English with a concentration in creative writing. In addition to poetry, they enjoy writing fiction as a way to express their thoughts and emotions. When not writing, Ash can be found reading, playing games, and crying over spilled milk.