All Unsent Messages

I hope you sleep without ache, and I wish I had the courage to press send. I?ll keep the window cracked for luck.

I?m sorry I shut the door too soon, and I tuck the ache into my sleeve. I forgive you. I forgive me. That?s okay.

I am sorry for the sharp words, and it startles me that you won?t answer. I forgive you. I forgive me. I?ll keep making tea for one.

I am believing the ending this time, though the calendar insists we moved on. I?ll carry the lesson, not the weight. I mean this kindly.

I keep the chipped mug you loved, and I wish I had the courage to press send. I?ll walk forward, softer than before.

I hope your friends hold you close, and it startles me that you won?t answer. I?ll remember you on quiet Sundays. I?m learning to be gentle.

Thank you for seeing me clearly, and I keep rewriting the past in kinder ink. I hope you?re loved where you are. I mean this kindly.

Thank you for the soft reminders, and somehow the world keeps happening. I?m choosing to breathe without you.

I hope love finds you gently, and it feels like weather inside me. We were real, even if we ended.

I am returning the keys to my heart, and I promise I am trying to be better. I hope you keep the light you found.