I remember the night like it was yesterday.
I couldn’t say all the lines that I knew he wanted to hear.
Painting on my prettiest smile, and listening for his car in the driveway.
We were entirely broken; there was nothing more to say.
Staring at my smudged reflection in the vanity I was near.
I remember the night like it was yesterday.
I caught a glimpse of my dilated eyes filling up with gray
With a shaking fist on glass it broke, drawing my palm back in fear
Painting on my prettiest smile, and listening for his car in the driveway.
My face in the mirror was sharp and jagged, and he had nothing left to say.
He was reaching out to me, but I was beyond reaching; nowhere near.
I remember the night like it was yesterday.
Resting my head among the glittering shards, I begged him just to stay.
He shoved his hands deep into his pockets and turned away as if he didn’t hear.
Painting on my prettiest smile, and listening for his car in the driveway.
My face in the broken mirror was utterly indifferent as I heard him walk away.
“Why couldn’t you just have loved me more?” I asked brokenheartedly-sincere.
I remember the night like it was yesterday.
Painting on my prettiest smile, and listening for his car in the driveway.
Alyssa Chaffee 