circles of tears

circles of tears she sat in her closet wrapped up like a ball wading through old letters containing darkened secrets reading wrinkled notes and looking through faded photographs that were left to be forgotten she tried to forget the haunting memories that invaded her sleep the familiar faces buried in her mind that never freed her from the feeling of being watched i look for her now when darkness quiets my heart wishing i had never come across the note bearing her name scribbled at the bottom beside the stain of dry circles of tears oh, the memories we dreamed to someday have yet she was finally overcome by the last one and now i am left holding it she should not have gone on that cold november day now i clench the memories like a wilted bouquet of dried brown roses faded like dreams often do i could have said goodbye if only i had known she was leaving taking with her the bundle of dreams drowning in her circles of tears @ tolbert