Dear _____,

   i‘m sorry you were not truly loved 

   and that it made you cruel.

   i want you to know that sometimes otters hold hands

   when they are sleeping, so

   that they won’t drift away from

   each other.

   someday i hope you find your otter.

   i hope they give you all the love

   that your daddy didn’t give you,

   and kiss you on every inch of your

   body that your mommy missed.

   i wish you fall in love

   and write poetry

   consisting of words you never knew

   resided in your head.

   then i wish she leaves you;

   breaking you like my grandfather’s old record player,

   and forgetting you like a mother forgets

   her daughter’s second word.