-forgetmenots-
he is a bouquet of forgetmenots and cigarette ash.
remember when there was no bed.
remember when i was so happy you were here on the floor with me.
forget me- he has.
always saying the worst before he goes. sticks stuck in my mind.
make a mess. you’re going to make a mess.
forget me- he does. but never lets me do the same.
remember- i do, forgetmenot.
but i will forget. the forgotten always forget.
mossy dead bones. green grows on even the most forgotten trees.

dreamy lover boys. remember when remember when.
remember when i said goodbye.
remember when you said take care.
remember when i hugged you too tight.
remember when i walked away.

I felt so tiny, like a soft jewel rested in blankets and swirls rotate near and around me, my eyes heavy and a smile dimpled on: a baby in her crib, a girl in her papa’s arms, a wife loving her husband, a friend laughing with her best friend, a secure person in a safe bed kissed and protected by the light of life and blanketed by the love of the night. my cheeks glow, my lips purr, my eyes close: sleep. encased by singing bowls, cribbed by nature, soft tones whisper for splashes and wonder. soft whirs, silent spurs, baby babble. brooks, ponds, lakes. daffodils, forgetmenots, asters.