poem26 Sep 2022 05:08 am
How to Love Someone Who Doesn’t Love You Anymore
By Jordan Kurella
Choose words like thread Only the brightest will do The boldest are too brittle Too weathered for the force of his storm Weave words, cast away suitors Wait for your love to return Work long at this tapestry & then cover yourself in its conversation Each night, pick it apart Search for the thread (the skein?) of where you went wrong As it was you (always) You who went wrong Then return Rescue your work in the morning Say "I love you" over the telephone Over morning coffee With a brush of the hand on his back Over the shuttle Over the wake of his ship Your suitors still flood you with gifts So many hearts in so many colors Three different gifs of showering confetti An old photo of a girl on a skateboard, yes, Killing It "This is you," they say "This is meant for you," they say So you weave them in And you breathe them out Another shuttle across the threads Another tick in the loom But no, this is not you You wait for the one you love to return Tapestry unwoven, picked apart Conversation managed: wrongs righted, rights wronged These threads were broken against his chest Tested, over and over, with devotion He is ready to be met Take your words to his thunder Say, "I love you," again Do not flinch as his maelstrom rises up And swallows your truth whole
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