All Unsent Messages

I am sorry I didn\\\’t listen, and I keep asking the moon for advice. I?ll put the phone down now. I?m keeping the promise this time.

I should have asked what you needed, and I pretend the universe is listening. I will keep the soft parts of us. That?s okay.

Thank you for teaching me patience, because I?m afraid of what you?ll say back. I?ll let the tide take the rest.

Thank you for making room for me, and it startles me that you won?t answer. We were real, even if we ended. I won?t rewrite this again.

I regret the silence between us, and I wish I had the courage to press send. I forgive you. I forgive me.

I still know your laugh by heart, and I am learning to carry this gently. I?ll put the phone down now. This is enough.

I can draw your handwriting from memory, and I wish I had the courage to press send. I hope you keep the light you found. I?m keeping the promise this time.

I quote your favorite line to strangers, and I leave the porch light on anyway. I will keep the soft parts of us. I?m learning to be gentle.

I talk to your shadow sometimes, and I keep rewriting the past in kinder ink. I?ll put the phone down now. This is enough.

I can draw your handwriting from memory, and I collect myself in small pieces. Maybe in another life, we make it.