Today, I painted the corners of my room.
Allow me to explain
You were always there for me
You helped me move when life moved on without me
You painted the top of my room where I couldn't reach
You helped me unpack even if it was over the phone
You watched me get settled in
Then left
We threw paint on each other
Made a mess of everything
Got paint on the trim in my room
Didn't put the tape right leaving strips of the purple from the previous painting job
By the time we finished
The overall walls looked great
But the corners and trim were tragic
I didn't mind your handy work
I accepted it all
But you left
Your handy work was no longer something to giggle at every time I came home
But reason to cry
Overtime the flaws in our relationship became as obvious as the flaws on my walls
And I felt anger and sadness
But today; I don't want to be mad anymore
Today I don't want to be sad
I painted over our mistakes
And I forgive you and our mistakes
But left your handy work on my mid walls to remember and take away the good that was us
And I left a section of your blue paint mistake in my white trim
To remember we were never perfect and that's okay
And when I finished
For the first time in months
I looked at it
And laughed
So today I painted the corners of my room
I painted away my anger in sadness
Today I wish the best for you
I hope to see your handy work around;
even if it's never for me again
And I hope
you will -one day- want to see my handy work too
Until we meet again
Keep painting
