2019 Tartan Literary Magazine

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Sorry by Lauren Von Elm Sorry, for bumping into you Sorry, for being too loud Sorry, if i don’t understand Sorry, if i’m blunt Sorry, if i come off as rude Sorry, for making you raise your voice Sorry, for making you work more than you have to Sorry, if i bother you Sorry, for everything You taught me to say sorry for everything Because that’s the polite thing to do Now you tell me “You don’t have anything to say sorry for. Why are you saying sorry?” Because i was taught to Sorry, i’ll stop.

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