“Letters you once wrote…”

Letters you once wrote.

affectionate gestures,

– ‘feelings in quotes.’

Still lies between the pages

– of my old diary.

Safely secured.

Of words you once meant

– and promises unkept.

A faded memory.

No longer holds your voice,

– your cologne.

An unheard whisper.

Story untold,

– lain dead and cold.

Like a forgotten corpse.

Memories of past,

– the only sign.

No longer mine.