thanks

Sometimes I don’t think it is possible

To change some things about yourself

All the way

Deep down

 

Like when you see that name

That stings

That pinches a nerve

When you see the face

That does the same,

It never doesn’t hurt

Even if the wound has healed

Even if your heart understands

That we deserve better now

It was a part of your past

It assisted in your making

Helped create the smile

you’re wearing today

and that’s not a bad thing

actually the best thing

and maybe the only thing we have

in response

is a thank you

 

That thank you may be accompanied

By tears the first couple of times

But eventually

That name

That face

That song

That place

Will become an old friend

Who we will recognize as human

And not the enemy

Because he was probably

The reason it happened anyway

 

Say thank you to your seasons

They’ve been through it all

 

 

7/30/18