Letters From Harley

LX.

sixty: 1:31 pm

Dear Charlie,

a song you showed me
about how you can't
catch a butterfly
because if your hands
touch their wings they die

that song resonates with me
and as it started to play
i thought of you so i decided to write
one last letter to finally
rid myself of you

i don't know why i expected so much
i'm not sure why i didn't protect myself
it doesn't make much sense to me
i've got a lot to learn from all this
is this what was supposed to happen?

you told me to protect myself
to not let myself get attached
and make sure i didn't fall hard
it was in the music we listened to
and each day we hung out

but i chose not to listen
because you gave me a love story
one that lasted only a few days
it was one-sided sure
but that was ok with me

thank you for teaching me
these lessons, you and
Mr. Coast Guard Boy
when i told you about him
you felt bad for me

you said that i didn't deserve that
but then you did the same thing
i should've seen it coming
but i was blinded by this idea
i had of you

the thought of seeing you
or even Mr. Coast Guard Boy
hurts, so i removed you two
off of all my social media
so that way i can move on

but i'll keep your number and his
and i'll keep the messages
so that if i feel like i'm falling
too hard or to easily
i can get a grip on myself again

i hope that you have a good life
and Charlie, i hope this doesn't
ever happen to you
and i hope that you don't have
to ever get your heart broken again

but most importantly,
Charlie i hope you find love
so that way you don't have to play
all these stupid games
and i hope she treats you right

i've been through so much
that i can't hold another grudge
i'm just going to forgive
and hopefully forget
i love you.

harley.
April 30, 2018

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a/n: the song is Shaker by Wolf & Crow, it's a good song and i recommend listening to it