Now, I See

You bought me that necklace

A crescent moon showered

In crystals and diamonds.

The countless pieces of paper

Loving words scrawled in disarray

As you tried to find what to say.

Your eyes, a deep brown with gold

Staring at me every time I talked

The smile that I remember, forever.

So many twilights spent in your truck

Holding each other close, watching the sunset

The colors bleeding and seeping into us.

All these things made my life

But nothing good last forever, right?

It made me nothing to you.

The booze on your breath

The pills in the glove compartment

And your hands around my neck.

I became blind and gagged

Under your influence.

The drugs you took invaded me.

Oh my god, I said stop!

I said don’t!

You can’t!

You said you loved me,

And maybe you did.

But it doesn’t matter,

Because now, I see.