To the girl silently screaming in the employee bathroom

a nod to Kim Addonizio's To The Girl Crying Uncontrollably in the Next Stall

If you ever laid bare-assed on the bathroom floor reaching limp limbs up for solace

If mom never nursed and nurtured because she called elsewhere home and dad and the rest left for either hell or heaven’s gates

If every often your lips wither

Your voice fractures

If you’ve witnessed your body splatter on the approaching F before hopping on and not standing so clear of the closing doors

ever replayed a heated argument with an ex-lover, a so-called friend

Ever hesitated before saying “I do”

Ever thought twice about re-falling in love

Ever doubted your past ten life choices

Ever #sadgirl moment spiraled

Ever wondered into a frenzy

ever made an exit plan

Dug a deep deep

rabbit hole

Ever rather just not / this too shall

Pass.