by The Cowl Editor on April 12, 2018
Poetry
by Marelle Hipolito ’21
I was looking out the window
Humming to the radio
When suddenly it came on
My heart skipped a beat
I leaned forward in my seat
and pressed the button to turn it right off
I sat back and looked away
So I didn’t have to explain
Why that song always made me ache
I wiped a tear from my cheek
I didn’t move, I didn’t speak
And I drifted back into space
To the time when we had it all figured out
Thought we knew what life was about
And our plans were set in stone
I didn’t want to remember
Way back to September
But the memories came, all too well known
Everything was perfect
Sleepless nights were worth it
every drive with the windows down
You always greeted my father with a handshake
Helped my mother make pancakes
never would’ve guessed you’d ghost our town
You texted me sorry I have to leave
Was I really that naive
To expect closure through that “goodbye”
I kept searching for explanations
asking if this whole time I was just mistaken
Cause I still didn’t understand why
You came and went just like that
Like a finger and a thumb, in a snap
made and changed my whole life
You made me find my strength
To find love through my pain
If only we could’ve also found more time
But here I am in April
Still hurt, but grateful
That although you’re gone, you were at one point here
so I turned to put the radio back on
Held his hand, and at end of the song
Listened to the music, like you, bittersweetly fade & disappear