don’t forget about me.
your features drip slowly
from my memory,
your face a melting wax figure
because it’s been so long
since i’ve touched you.
you’re the only one in my world
that understands my mind.
let’s forget about our insecurities
and drink cheap wine,
bring a cigarette to my lips.
i hope you read my letter often,
i imagine your smile when i’m
sad.
the promises you break,
the way you isolate yourself
when you’re unsure if your heart
is right this time.
don’t forget about me
and the way you loved my eyes
facing each other under covers
when you spared me a kiss.
you kiss so softly.
throwing pennies out your tall window,
wishing on them like fountain coins
i’d press to my lips before tossing
over my shoulder.
i wished you would stay
a while longer.
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Original poem by Emma Campanella
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