on seeing the social of a friend who passed away

2 1 0
                                        

we were friends
for years now,
in social media, that is,
and i'll have this indescribable emotion,
a whisper in my ear
to look at their socials
once again,
because it's the only way i'll ever get to see their faces again,
and as i stare blankly at the last messages they ever sent,
i look back at how they'll forever stay the same age,
the same face,
and the same memory,
while i keep aging and forever changing.

letters after dark | poetry book 3Where stories live. Discover now