All Unsent Messages

I fold the ache like laundry, and I pretend the universe is listening. I hope you keep the light you found. I?m keeping the promise this time.

I?m sorry I turned love into a riddle, and I wish I had the courage to press send. I hope you keep the light you found. I won?t rewrite this again.

I collect reasons to text you, because I?m afraid of what you?ll say back. I?ll remember you on quiet Sundays. I?ll keep making tea for one.

I hope your mornings feel light, and I still don?t know who I am without you. I?ll walk forward, softer than before. I mean this kindly.

I?m choosing peace over almost, and I still don?t know who I am without you. I?m choosing to breathe without you. I won?t rewrite this again.

I quote your favorite line to strangers, and I still don?t know who I am without you. I?ll put the phone down now.

I reread the last thing you said, and I wonder if you kept anything of us. If you ever need me, I?ll understand if you don?t call. I?ll keep making tea for one.

I?m sorry I forgot your softness, and I tuck the ache into my sleeve. I will keep the soft parts of us.

I remember the summer we didn\\\’t take, and I am learning to carry this gently. Here?s to everything we couldn?t say. That?s okay.

I regret the silence between us, even when the room is full of people. I?ll put the phone down now. I?m learning to be gentle.