a girl on a bench

i finally decided to do it 
my feelings for you
etched
in luminous 
silk,
it was time
you knew
the extent of my 
love
for you
and so i sent one...

and i think now
i will burn all the pages
plagued 
by our love
turn the words
to ash

and i think now
i will never write
of you again
i will erase
you from my memory
like you weren't
here at all.
-gabina