We had matching lockets,
Gold with engraved words,
Best Friends on the front.
The day we met
09/30
Engraved on the back.
Inside a photo
The first memory
Of us
At the Carnival
Your arm wrapped around
My waist, my arm
Around your shoulders.
We were smiling
We were laughing
We were holding up cotton candy.
We were
Having as much fun as possible.
We were
How we used to be
Before you replaced
Me.
Now
You’ve gone out and found
A new Best Friend
You’ve never
Seen my tears.
Now
I’m another person in
The halls,
Your eyes
They graze me,
But there’s no spark of interest in them.
Now
Your eyes
Just utter blankness.
I see your hand touch a silver chain
Hanging around the base of your throat.
Now
There’s a new trinket
A humming bird
Taking nectar from
A rose.