will you ever write about me? he asked

“honestly, i hope i won’t,” i explain
silence always rises,
as they never expect
the response i give them.
why not?

“because when i write about boys,
it tends to always mean
they didn’t just break my heart.
it means they shattered me.
writing is the way
i try and find those pieces
and begin to bring them back together.
so when i write,
i’m trying to move on
from a love i never
thought would end.”
i always assume they would
be smart and obvious by
promising me that would never happen
but instead, he said
then our story can be different.

and that is when i knew
i could write about him too.