Lying in this cold air

September

came so quickly

and soon I’ll be a year older

remember

how you promised me

you’d take me to that concert?

you said

“I won’t mess up your birthday
this year”

but surprise, surprise
you’re not here

Just my naked body

alone

between these cold sheets

she’s in between yours

sewn

into the seams of your

broken, empty heart

single

that’s what you said you wanted

your lies

are an elaborate

work of art

But somehow, I’m not

missing

your touch on my skin

your morning

kisses

I stretch and I breathe

and I’m finding my voice

I thought I had lost it

but it turns out

it was just being drowned

by the sound of your rambling

endless noise