i. Written on an unused napkin,
Tucked away in the glove compartment of your car,
Invisible but permanent.
ii. Inside of the notebooks that we used in high school,
smeared with black ink.
iii. Imprinted into our pillows,
molded into the shape of our arms
Wrapping them in an effort to feel less lonely.
iv. Sewn into the sweatshirt you gave me.
When I was sixteen and we held each other on your couch
unseen unless felt.
v. Embellished in the skin of my neck
Where he left three dark circles in an act of possession, pride, and passion.
vi. Dripping from my back
As I rinse the leftover dye from my hair
after I left you for the last time
vii. Hidden among
The difference between "him" and "you"
In this poem
viii. Strewn among our clothes,
that were discarded in a whirl of sudden lust
and forgotten as the night grew darker
ix. Underneath the bed
Where you took everything from me
but he gave it back.
x. In the breaths that leave my mouth
Reminding me that I'm still alive
No matter who is here.
