Permanent
I knew things changed when you
wouldn’t stay up with me anymore
to listen to my thoughts or to fill the empty silence
with the sound of your off tune humming
I guess I should have noticed when you stopped smiling
but I didn’t know a change of tone meant a change of heart
you changed your mind just as often as your eyes changed colors
every single day
and if I didn’t think things were different before you forgot my voice
i got the hint when I saw your mom
and she looked at me with a forced smile
and I don’t love you
but I loved the way you’d draw on my back
with your fingertips as if you
were mapping out your whole life
step by step
I didn’t know those plans didn’t include me
and I loved how you drew on your body
with non permanent ink
because you couldn’t decide on a permanent tattoo
and when someone asked
you said nothing lasts forever
and I wondered how that could be true
when I still feel the numbness in my throat
from when you told me you’d
always be alone
Copyright © Nicole Delawrence | Year Posted 2015
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