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oni Jul 2015
they all called you
a demon
because of the
pain
you caused me,
but the pain
came out of
*love
oni Jul 2015
trapped within the
notes
of my favorite songs,
your memory lingers -
waiting patiently to be
released,
and to be relived..
if only for a
moment.
oni Jul 2015
i have prepared myself
for the two steps back
that come
after every step forward
oni Jul 2015
you ruined all of
my old favorite songs
by fastening your memory to them
like buttons on a coat

now every song i play
seems to be
part of the same jacket
because every song i play
sounds like you
oni Jul 2015
the reason
i cannot
let go
of the past
is because
you still linger
within it,

and your
touch
never fails to
draw me closer
oni Jul 2015
how do i
get my heart back
when the person
it belongs to
refuses to acknowledge
my existence?
oni Jul 2015
the liquor burned my throat
but at least it made me forget
all of the broken pieces
i keep cutting myself on
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