day one
nighttime in october
day four hundred seventy
you know, i waited all night
in your room
for you to come home
and it took forever
for me to realize
all night, i'd wait alone
day one
the day you couldn’t say my name
in “i love you”
when i loved you.
you don’t have to say it back,
you know
you don’t have to say it back,
i know.
just remember to take care of yourself
the way i did
all four hundred and seventy days
of our lifetime
day one
the floor was my best friend
though not kept warm
i melted into it and stayed.
this foolery rests so dangerously
on my shoulders
what kind of joke is love now?
how can you look over me?
god, please remember me.
you stand so proud
in the skin i put you in
and that alone
makes me believe
you have stolen from me.
do you remember how
every night you would
surpass perfection
to look at me just right?
you used to know me.
day ninety eight
you still have yet to feel this way.
you can barely remember my name
you can never remember my wishes
you will always remember my flaws
i beg you to remember the things i cannot forget.
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