Saltwater

They say I loved you
But shock runs through my bones, and your temperature drops
Continually as they cover you up
And their gentle voices explain that you’re gone

They say I loved you
And all your beautiful colors have washed from your face
And all my friends dressed in black come to hug me
But the air is all off, like some tragedy misplaced

They say I loved you
How strange it is that they tell me you’ve died
Because if anyone knew how to live, it was you
You said you’d never grow up, and I guess you were right

They say I loved you
We were on top of the world just yesterday
Now your porcelain body lies still
To be put on display in a mahogany case

They say I loved you
Saltwater slips down my cheek as I return your flowers
But just as fate is something that cannot be stopped
So is a car flying at ninety-­four miles an hour

They say I loved you
But that’s not true
They say that I did
But I still do







(This was an assignment-- don't worry.)