le cœur brûlant

Listen, 
if you're going to leave, that's fine.
and i know you promised you
wouldn't 
seven months ago while i was crying into your neck 
but i also know that sometimes it rains 
even when it's not supposed to 
and sometimes boys kiss girl they shouldn't 
and we tear flowers out of the garden
just to watch them time
and things change, 
so i understand if you're done, 
but please, 
when you're packing
all your
old sweaters and books, 
don't forget to take all your three AM phone calls, 
and photographs where we're smiling so wide
it looks like we've never
known
that feeling in the pit of your stomach
when someone screams
"I don't love
you
anymore."
take back every kiss, 
every night you fell asleep next to me, 
every poem i wrote you, 
every song you sang to me, 
every "I love you more" fight, 
every shock i felt when you 
brushed against me. 
i was never scared of ghosts 
until you left 
but now i see you everywhere
and god if you're going to kill me 
please just do it quickly 
because i see you in everything
and it's making it hard to breathe