listen

© CNirvana

the lovely Anastacia

I used to wear these shoes 

that never quite fit

wore them with vigor til the soles

fell out

I used to wear this necklace

the one with the unicorn

that I quickly grew out of

but could never let go of

A token

Gift

memory held of a lifetime

that I can't forget

regardless of the pool

I drown in

swimming, as I do

over hearing misheard conversations

watching words disconnect in the 

swirling of dissonant white noise

she spoke too loudly

so he wouldn't listen

but the conversation remained

the same