f o r a n y o n e h u r t i n g | p o e m s

VIII

i saw a couple today while shopping

they looked so in love

the way his brown eyes looking into her blue ones

the way he calmly, but lovingly, asked her what kind of cereal to get

the way she would ever so often say "i love you" to him

the way his eyes would light up at her words and would say it back immediately

i remember when you used to look at me like that

i remember when we went shopping together

and when i would ever so often say "i love you"

but the only difference between us and them,

is that you never said it back.

[ephemeral]