Submissions by Tori

tonight I slept through the night with not one thought of you
I walked around all day with a smile on my face and greeted everyone with a hello
I checked my phone with no subconscious thought of hoping it was you.  
Your face no longer burned into my memory.
Hearing your name no longer sent chills up my spine and butterflies in my stomach.
I no longer yearned for the tone of your voice.
I no longer needed your laughter or your smile to get me through the day.
I find so much relief in that feeling.
You are now just a memory tucked in the corner...

Hello you
Soft  sweet and gentle  you
the you I once new
I remember your timid, innocent kind ways as if it was yesterday. So naive to the world that surrounded you.  
You never saw the ugly within hearts that seemed so attractive
So shy and reserved
You were beautiful and you didn't even know it
You were a small flower that stood alone and pristine unpicked by the onlookers. Your tiny petals strived and craved greatness like the others. Your roots desired to be strong and deep.  But sometime along the way the sun stopped visiting you and the water...