But You Said We'd Do It All

"This is the confusion of remembering."

This is the danger of memory: Gummy bears Burgers The smell of fresh Blood in my hands

This is the danger Of memory:

Gummy bears Burgers The smell of fresh Blood in my hands Long eyelashes Afternoon light Depression The color blue Hope People who don’t cheat Movie trailers Irises Flashes of happy Voices that break

They all remind me of you.

This is the confusion Of remembering:

The smell of her skin The heat of her thighs The sadness in her eyes When I mention your name By accident.

This is the loophole of forgetting:

Sometimes, when I tell her “I love you too”

I am not sure If I’m not still

Saying it to you.

by Jamie Delos Reyes