The last stitches of our friendship
Are unraveled leaking memories
I stare at smiling pictures
those feelings wash back
like waves being watched by the moon
I cry
Letting the tears come
washing my face of the anger
the anger fueled by
halfhearted confessions of feelings
over nachos at chilis
The anger fueled by the lack of confidence to say what I meant
I let my last tear fall
with it I let go
of my bitterness and the raging comet of negativity
that was choking me
I don't ask for apologies
I don't ask for forgiveness
As these stitches unravel I learn
to forget. to let go. To breathe.
I am not pathetic.
I lift my head, and open my eyes.
I feel lighter, like I could fly into the sky and bite the core of magnificent stars
While feeling galaxies
tickle my toes
I step forward onto a new path
not looking back
I know what is behind me
Broken spools of threads and
wasted wishes
I walk now with a new needle
and new fabric.