To Grieve What I Still Have

To grieve what I still have

but need yet to let go of,

is one of the most torturous endeavors

I have ever created for myself.

Reflecting on goodbyes that were said before you ever realized.

In fleeting moments of beauty

will you think of me?

If there was one image

to come to mind

when my name is murmured in kind

ringing ears

interjecting thoughts

what would it be?

“I restore myself when I’m alone.”

— Marilyn Monroe

A young teens questions and a young adults revisions