Submissions by emilyrose1995

You hear my sobs from the other side of the bathroom door  
You press your calloused hands against this door you built, wondering if you could do more      
I'll bet you wonder how we got here and why      
Being once so in love and alive      
In defeat, you sink down to the floor      
I find it somewhat comforting as I can see your shadow beneath the door      
I never thought we could feel so unbound      
And you never thought you would have to worry about your feet no longer touching the ground      
Still, I cry into a towel, hoping to...

I rest my weary head against the wall

It is too firm

Not comforting at all

“How did I get here?” I think to myself

“You know how you got here,” a voice answers

A voice all too familiar

“Go away,” I spit

And I’m nearly certain that I mean it

“You are the reason why”

I stare at the wall

It’s all the same texture and color

The floor, the ceiling, the door

“Now, you know that to be untrue”

A calm whisper

“Why are you here? Why have you followed...

I hold her hand, warm in mine

Maybe even too tightly

Do I clasp her hands

I trace her delicate fingers

I trace the outline of her floral, cotton dress

It feels soft

It is my favorite

She laughs, a feminine sound

A girlish giggle

I smile as I ponder the way

The setting sun hits her face

Her beautiful face

Her eyes remind me of pools of honey

Golden and warm

She has leaves intertwined in her hair

As she lies in the long, forlorn...