Fading From Your Mind

Fading From Your Mind

We met at the maple tree.

It was autumn,

Leaves beginning to blush,

Just as my cheeks did when I ran into him.

I’m not sure how it became,

But it was lovely, he was lovely.

He was stalwart and kind.

It is germane at this point,

To say I was in love.

But he began to ignore my class,

He spurned my attempts at conversation.

Until one day, I saw him,

Sitting on the escarpment,

With his arms around another girl.

And suddenly I understood.

Pain like I’ve never felt before,

Violently tore through my heart.

I came home and cried,

Over his sinister actions.

And soon those tears,

Turned to guttural sobs.

The next week was full of lethargy.

I was heartbroken and petulant.

I tried to convince myself,

That it was okay,

But I couldn’t countenance it any longer.

I lay awake at night,

Staring at the moon,

The curtains flow,

Looking like ghosts,

As the keening wind wails.

And I just lay there,

With a hand over my mouth,

Tears streaming down my no-longer blushing cheeks,

And try to be silent,

So I do not wake my family.

And I cry,

Because I know a part of me will always love you.

Maybe we feel empty,

Because we leave a piece of ourselves,

In everything we’ve ever loved.

You will forever be the person,

That I look for in a crowded room.

But

 I

 Can

   Feel

     Myself

       Slowly

         Fading

            From

               Your

                 Mind