Monday, February 8, 2021

a poem i wrote about a friend

Letting Go


He writes poetry about him in the depths of the early morning,

I read over it,

I'm standing at the door where they greeted each other,

I feel every sensation he did as I touch the pages.

When he speaks of him,

I can still see the bright hues he once saw months ago

when things were still good

the solid concrete walls of hurt are intimidating

but he still allows us to climb over them

as if he knows they don't belong there.

The colors of love are beautiful and real

when I climb over the wall and allow myself to drown in what he’s hiding.


When we move past the boy who painted the colors

they disappear,

fade into concrete 

fold into a box that will only be opened 

when he's ready again.


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