You Wrote Me A Song One Night

I kept that song you composed

The one with love dripping

From every note you played

And I hug my pillow tight

As if  it were you instead

On these cold, lonely nights.

In this song, you do not sing

But that does not mean

I don't hear a thousand words

Spoken deep from your soul.

"I want to go back", I whisper to my pillow

Only on the very worst nights,

But I can never go back,

Not after all the fear that dragged me,

Kicking and screaming,

away from you forever.

I shut the door and locked it

Erasing all evidence of your love

Every kiss, every photograph,

Every embrace, every viscous fight,

From the dark, forest path

That calls itself my pitiful life

But I can't bear to let go of that one song

The beauty of it's melody,

Dancing with me in it's complexity,

It reminds me of the good,

The light seeping through the branches,

The happiness I once had.

Author's Note

Everything tonight reminds me of you. I never thought you'd speak to me again and now I'm lost. I'm sorry. I care. But, I'm scared.

Reviews

[Madalyn Beck]

This is a beautifully written piece of work, my dear! It sounds deeply personal, and that, I feel, is what makes great pieces of work. I love this! xo :)

[Lost in Wonderland]

thank you so much!

[Relic]

This sounds pretty personal and something you needed to say. It's so sad to lose someone and impossible to let go fully when they're all your brain can conjure up. This is a good one and also a good insight into a broken heart.

[Lost in Wonderland]

thank you for reading

[Relic]

You're welcome.