Reminder

Copyright Julia Bydulia

Please read and tell me what you think

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I print you on my skin like
I tie a string around my finger:
reminding myself not to forget.

Don't forget the long nights when we didn't talk
or the short nights when we did

and don't forget the look on your face when I
repeated myself and you expected less.

Your eyes were like guiding lights in the darkness
and I followed them as they darted and dashed
everywhere but my eyes, but my smile,
but my self.

Don't forget the promises that were never told
or the dreams you had where they were

and don't forget the echoes you could barely hear
or the shouts that rung vibrantly in your ears.

I print you on my skin like
I post sticky notes on my mirror:
reminding myself of you
every morning and every night.