i.
remember this, love:
you will always be my first.
but that’s all you are.

ii.
your eyes were made of coal
your skin smelled like forest fires
but there was no spark.

iii.
you loved like the moon;
brightest in the darkest night,
but gone by daylight.

iv.
babe, i could have sworn
our hands fit perfectly well.
were you wearing gloves?

v.
i don’t remember
the first song we listened to.
i remember you.

vi.
we will meet again
when we’re kinder and wiser,
one day, hopefully.