I Really Don't

I wrote my spelling words ten times,
Incorporated them into my subconscious
Through the kinetic motion of my right hand
And the gentle flow of cursive.
I’ve corralled all your memories
To my frontal lobe—
A harbinger co-valescent.
I disperse them phrenetically, one by one,
By writing it over and over:
I don’t miss him.
I don’t miss him.
I don’t miss him.
I don’t miss him…

 

-jenn long