Evolution 11.12.24 (inspired by Wildflower)
sometimes present me sits with past me
I cup her face and kiss and tell myself to let her go
stand up
look away
get dressed in front of the mirror
but
leaning in to put my face into the arrangement
that most represents who I am now
I see echoes of her in my eyes
and I feel the future me put her head
on my shoulder and whisper in my ear
stop turning away
she'll always be there
in the back of your mind
like a fever
even though she didn't mean
to hurt you
burning you alive
she did
looking away changes nothing
you cannot let go of a thing
that is yourself
to save yourself
it's not possible
