We were three
Words in playfulness
Tangled together we made one
Tree - made of roots trunk branches and leaves
- Sign
Initials in hearts on chipped bark
We bought into an acronym
- to signify our love
I knew trouble was coming
When my forever started to come apart
I didn't see you coming
Your words like assault
To my fifteen year old heart
Why didn't I protect myself
Why didn't I fight back
Why
I
- Victim
Never said your name again
I never called you friend again
You
Are all I can say
Because I no longer know your name
The things I loved
Erased
By air
Words floating out of teenage lips
Sophomoric
Not knowing words create pain
I am afraid to repeat
- What did I say?
Sunshine dulled by cold air
The seasons in our lives change
It's autumn
No longer my favorite
I can't see beauty in this
Friday, I stood in front of you
Like a speck in your memory
You'd forget I poured my heart to you
My fear you gave away
Free
Mocked my unsigned feelings
Like you had none
We begrudgingly let them ruin us
Regret in forms of too late apologizes
You
I miss
Like Sunday's in bright dresses
Blue skies and a basketball
My trampoline
And our legs in the air
Comfortable silences
And you
I can't remember you
Your laugh
Your voice
I don't know
Tall
Whimsical playful branches
I carved hearts in you
Apple
Sweet and cherry cheeks
Matured and outgrew silliness
I fell in love with yellow orange shaped freedom
And blew away around November
Erma BreAn
