This is not a beautiful ode to a long lost soul mate,
Which begins with a declaration of my undying love
And ends with a terrible tragedy.
This is not my farewell letter,
You will not get one from me.
There are no promises and no shortcuts,
Only the ravaging simplicity of raw emotion.
What we had was magical, unbelievable.
It was also unspeakably horrendous.
Your facial features faded from my memory,
Along with the sound of your voice,
But I can recognize your scent
And your touch even after all this time.
My grief stages shift,
Playing snakes and ladders,
Making my mind pay for each transgression.
I needed one thing from you, I asked for one thing.
I craved closure and you would not even
Give it to me.
For this I shall always remember you
And not for our past.