This is important
and I should’ve said this before
like before the yelling
and the throwing
and the tearing and my cries
but when I’m telling you
that you’ve got to make changes in your life
that frankly everything you’re doing
is wrong
I’m saying this
because there’s potential there
there’s something that you’re doing right and I wish there was more of it.

I believe in you
is what I’m saying
and it is really
what I should lead with
not all of the other shit
about corrections
and edits and revisions
– definitely not revisions.

I’m sorry and I’ll try and fix it
going forward.
That’s my revision.
My own personal constructive criticism
which, frankly,
you could have given before now, huh?

I’ll stop.