All Unsent Messages

I keep the sweater you forgot and I keep asking the moon for advice. I m choosing to breathe without you.

I hope you write new songs and I am learning to carry this gently. Wherever you are be gentle with yourself. I m keeping the promise this time.

I am washing your scent from the room and I wonder if you kept anything of us. I ll put the phone down now. I ll keep making tea for one.

Thank you for the soft reminders and I promise I am trying to be better. I ll walk forward softer than before. You don t have to answer.

I hold the air where you should be and I pretend the universe is listening. I ll remember you on quiet Sundays. I mean this kindly.

I m sorry I mistook pride for strength and I leave the porch light on anyway. I ll put the phone down now. You don t have to answer.

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 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.