To see my name
Carefully printed in block, all capital letters
And address in wobbly numbers of curls
To open the envelope
Sliding my finger under the taped-shut flap
Hoping to leave it as if unopened for rereading
To pull out the paper
Feeling the jagged edges where it was ripped out
Glimpses of cursive swimming on the page
To read your words
Hearing your voice resonate throughout my body
The warmth of your breath rising from the ink
To hold back tears
My heart leaking, tearing apart and mended together
Clasping the paper to myself as I ache to hold you
Carefully printed in block, all capital letters
And address in wobbly numbers of curls
To open the envelope
Sliding my finger under the taped-shut flap
Hoping to leave it as if unopened for rereading
To pull out the paper
Feeling the jagged edges where it was ripped out
Glimpses of cursive swimming on the page
To read your words
Hearing your voice resonate throughout my body
The warmth of your breath rising from the ink
To hold back tears
My heart leaking, tearing apart and mended together
Clasping the paper to myself as I ache to hold you
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