For you, D

You hated how I never listened to your music

and now I listen to it every day

I could never say the words

"I love you"

but you always said it to me anyway

I remember that copper ring you made

that was too large for my finger

so you tied it to a string and

put it around my neck

I was a wreck that day at the airport

when I had to go home

and you had to stay

and I bought you those

two stuffed animals

to keep you company

while I was away

and I should've known

I should've known

things would never be the same

You never tell me

that you miss me anymore

but I still miss you anyway

I remember those months

that we lived together

in room twelve

with the ***** dishes

and the duct taped windows

and the sour candy container

filled with your

partly smoked cigarettes

And now the silence between us

roars at me like thunder

and I'm suffocating from

that copper ring necklace

and your songs are a playlist

forever stuck on repeat

forever stuck on repeat

And I try to cover my ears

but I can't push the sound away

And I know that I can't blame you for it

but I will anyway

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