RELATIONSHIP Poem: Set, by Linhly Harwell

already long days feel longer
sun is down when i’ve come home

my mailbox reduced to collect dust too early
unfamiliar with the emptiness, hollow sound in its voice

words feel lost on my tongue
i didn’t have the privilege of saying goodbye

sitting on my bed, turns to tear stains
a haunting melody follows your footsteps

your crisp piano rings out while i sleep
torrid nightmares of your face

deep blue waves crash over me
drowning preferable to feeling, sunset burns my eyes

the sand running between my fingers
and when i close my eyes it’s your kiss

when i wake up, i relive the day you left
i like to question the ‘what ifs’, rereading all our dreams

by the time the day is over again
the sun is set, i can’t change you