Verse by @vera.tundra

every train sounds like leaving from here the lemon tree outlived the marriage the tape hissed where your voice should be the floorboards keep the score

nothing holy ever asked for my name your laugh survives in the hallway your laugh survives in the hallway the sea does not remember any of our names

you left your jacket on the chair like a promise the sky was the color of an unopened letter i put my grief in a drawer with the batteries the moon is a coin i cannot spend

i am not sorry for the way i loved out loud the lemon tree outlived the marriage summer left its fingerprints on the glass i left the door unlocked for a season

i am learning to be a room with the curtains open the kettle screams and i let it