The ashes dangled off the end of my cigarette and all I could do is nothing nothing but stare at the sun and think of lost loves and missed opportunities One in particular mills through my mind The constant reminder of this one girl is there in my wallet I intend on it staying with me for all eternity While our physical togetherness was nothing more than a whisp of time some years ago she hasn't left my mind since then A small tear wells up in my eye but I regain my manly composure and my friends do not see my humanity slip through even if only for a brief second Later that night I look to my dreamcatcher to show me pleasant times and fond memories and I get the bittersweetness of her face again and I know I will never see her again making it all the harder to endure this sweet torture My mind conjures up images from long ago Our two forms as one, arm in arm strolling down the street knowing exactly what the other was thinking but not having the courage to speak Lying on the roof with our friends looking at the stars I wished I had expressed my love at that moment She was the only one who didn't know I woke up and reached for my wallet like I had done so many times before and took it out Teresa's paper rose Her modesty was adorable saying that it wasn't drawn well and she could have done better but it was the most beautiful flower on God's green earth It had no colour or odor but it was the most perfect thing I had ever seen in my life and it came from her heart My days are filled with anguish and sorrow filled nights are mine but when I look at that paper rose everything seems fine
Reason for writing:
Remnants of something that once was true
Birth sign: Virgo
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