Notes From The Past

There’s a letter lying on the floor
That she’s too scared to read
It’s blood stained and burned
And smells of his cologne

                And every night she goes to bed wrapped up in his old t-shirt
                Because it still smells like him and, oh God, she never wants to forget that smell

There’s a picture in her wallet
Tucked between a credit card
And an old ticket stub
She never takes it out
But it’s always there
In case she needs to see him

                He had this wide smile that shone like the sun, it could clear the clouds on a rainy day
                She never wanted to forget the way he looked at her with love in his eyes and the sun in his smile

There’s a room in that apartment
With the door shut tight
She doesn’t even walk past it
Doesn’t acknowledge it’s there
Because it hurts to much to know
What happened in that room

                That thunder storming night when she came home and couldn’t find him
                She went in that room and she screamed and cried until she had no more voice, no more tears

And the letter was waiting on her bed
And she smacked it onto the floor
The ink bled through the paper
Like his blood on the wooden floor
The only thing she saw
Was his familiar scrawl
Backwards through the overturned paper
Faint and shaky writing

“Baby, don’t forget. I’ll always love you.”

Author's Note

NaPoWriMo #7. Comments and crit always appreciated :)

Reviews

[deeps]

Now this is simply wonderful, love the feelings behind this write.
I like this alot. Brillantly done.

[A.Lee]

Wow.... beautifully sad and breathtaking... I absolutely love the form in which this is written. The way you alternate from the main poem to the centered italics. Brilliant work. Definitely a 100%

[Aekmy]

I have no words for this. You're an amazing writing and this is great. It sums up a lot for me. Thanks.

[Pandemonium]

This is really good. At first I couldn't quite tell if i liked it, but then i got to the end and it literally sent shivers down my spine! great job!