Empty Boxes

You STRING your words together

The WARM melted BUTTER of your VOICE

Drew me in.

You were older.

I was too YOUNG.

A naïve CLOWN who still believed

in love at first sight

You weren't SHOPPING

for permanent

I was no PRIZE

You made sure to remind me

My SKY was bright blue

Before your tables turned

Those storm clouds

Over us.

I melted like soft CHEESE

At the lilt of your LAUGH

A mouse CAUGHT in your trap

You shouldn't look a GIFT HORSE

in the mouth.

I got greedy.

I was too needy.

You didn't need me.

Were we even TOGETHER?

I was AFRAID

You were my first

I spent so much time

Trying to BUILD

Castles in your wasteland

But when things got too HEAVY

The THICK, thinning out

You left me

With just empty BOXES.