“Diana”
Visions of pink Care Bears called “Rainbow”
And movie scenes in black and white
Flicker across my mind before they
Collide with combat boots
And camouflage paint smeared across your cheeks
Clinging to a cell phone while simultaneously typing frantically
My eyes are glued to a glowing blue screen
The only connection with a best friend so far away
Names I can’t remember
Of people that I’ve never met
Mix and mingle and confuse themselves in my mind
Until I’ve forgotten every last one
But they’re still people you care about--passionately
Like you do everything else
Your room is still a burst of stars and burgundy
Purple pillows and cream-colored walls
It’s full of you
But now overflowing with muted sorrow
At being left behind:
Like me
Smiling faces ignore me as they beam their happy smiles
Hanging off your walls
Sitting on your dresser
Mocking me with silent laughter
Motion and ~light~ and color stuck for all time
In the same place
There’s a calendar on my wall
Marked only by dashes of red
Too long
Too much time until November
I bury my face into a Tigger
Its face worn from so many years of kisses and tears
And I let down my guard
Finally allowing myself to miss my sister,
Stolen away to her new and exciting life all too soon
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