Yesterday, I promised
I wouldn’t cry,
so I bared my waterline
and screamed at the universe instead.
I wilted when
Earth sighed and said,
“Me too.”
Today, I let the tears
have their way
because I saw a ladybug
on the ceiling but forgot what it meant.
I was lost
in a dream when
she whispered, “Remember me?”
Last night, I fell awake
to shadows
and asleep to the sweet lull
of hawthorn and perforated spearmint.
I once saw
holes in the moon
and wondered if it was my doing.
Tonight, I will mourn
the unnamed bits
and pieces of me that have been
lost between necessity and disappointment.
And when the universe
calls my name,
I will ignore it.
About the Creator
Sam Eliza Green
Wayward soul, who finds belonging in the eerie and bittersweet. Poetry, short stories, and epics. Stay a while if you're struggling to feel understood. There's a place for you here.
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Lovely and mournful. Great work