Aching by Brittany Searle Kempaiah

One Poem Only · May 4, 2026 · 2m

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Aching

Brittany Searle Kempaiah

Unexpectedly.

There are moments I relish my arms being my arms again.

And then,

I ache for you.

I ache for the way you once fit in the crux of them

your head on my bare chest.

I ache for those moments I dreaded your screaming.

and the way it seemed to echo with accusations of my failure.

I ache for the days I wondered what I had done with my life.

and sat by your cot.

Begging you to forgive me for wanting to be me again.

I ache for your tiny…