I say goodnight,

kiss her cheek,

and pretend

it doesn’t feel

like guilt.

I try not to notice her smile fading

when she thinks I’m not looking.

She barely responds anymore.

Just nods,

like she’s already decided

not to bother.

We are alone driving

doing errands,

pretending not to care

that life is a new normal,

that our routine is just a sh...

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You’re writing in your notebook again

I lean over your shoulder, take a peek at what you’re scribbling

You’re painting a picture of salty tears running down her face

As you watch the waves settle back into place

A shiver runs down my leg,

Surprised at how you’ve captured the scene

The teacher begins her lecture, but we’re both miles from here

I imagine you writing in your...

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I want to remember you like this.

I want to remember us like this.

In the years ahead when you’ll be across the room

And I’ll barely rise from the bed,

I want to remember what it felt like

When we were giddy in love.

I want to remember the feeling of our hearts

With every chance we’d get

To smile and get lost in a lingering kiss.

I want to remember when our knees we...

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