Do you remember
The way her long hair fell,
And shone in the light?
Do you remember
Coming home and seeing her work,
The room filled with colored squares,
As she painted from old pots and jars?
Do you remember
The way she looked at you,
As if you were her entire world?
I remember.
I remember it all.
I remember the screaming,
the fights,
And the feeling that they may last forever.
I remember the pleading,
Begging her to stay,
As she fled your apartment,
Her items like a stampede,
making their way out the door.
I remember the first night alone,
The smashed picture frames,
Her face now a stranger,
Lying in the shards.