I apologized to someone
for rushing her off the phone.
I explained
I had been awaiting news of
a loved one’s medical emergency
when she called.
She told me to
just say that
next time.
I wanted to tell her
to stop being a b*tch
and just accept the f*ckin’ apology.
Apologies are hard.
And they don’t need
to be extended.
At all.
Unless you require
that person’s behavior to change
for your relationship
to continue,
don’t critique their apology.
Accept it
and move on.