c u r s i v e

take your pen and let the point glide ink from a steady fine point

onto the paper that absorbs the darkness

…of your words left memorialized

i follow the loops and twists of your words

                        <<deftly tourniquet my heart>>

words flowing in curlicues and flourishes and vines

all connected except for the small spaces you take in-between your prose

…pregnant with silence

your last words are more beautiful being written like this

                         <<in the gaps my tears come up for air>>

you write your damning words to me in the way

one would please old school

…school masters

your flowery colloquialisms look elegant

                           <<too beautiful to savagely rip and tear>>

everyone knows people only use cursive now when writing their signature

forever to me now, your signature will be the last word

                             <<good bye>>

thank you for writing that you no longer love me in cursive

        …I believe it’s a lost art.

#prose #poetry #cursive #heartbreak #beauty