Ellie Kwan, class of 2027
would you care to explain
how
you
did it? and how, every single time,
on every occasion, i fell for it? how did you make me doubt? was there
never a motive? how could you smile at me like
that? look me in the eyes and claim
you were innocent? couldn’t you tell i was hiding my frown
or hiding my smile? concealing myself? can i make you
understand? don’t you see how
lonely i was? how severed you made me feel? why did you turn the
other way? why did i have to be the one to step back? do you know how
viciously you tore me apart, limb from limb? but, did you know, still,
even through
my constant, heartbroken tears, i can’t
ever stop
? maybe…maybe you don’t. can’t. won’t. but, i need you to try. i need you to
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Do you remember those acrostic poems we all made in first grade? That's something I never expected to do again.