Eulogy

I left you on the steps of my middle school crush waiting

I’m sorry I never came back for you

I was trapped in my room

A glass case of trophies I never deserved

Are you still there waiting for me?

I’m so sorry I’m late

I was stuck in traffic

I swear

Trapped in a glass case

I’m a trophy that was never won

I’ll walk home, rolling my backpack along the sidewalk in the rain

Back to a mother who will never smile

To write words no one will ever see

To play with a dog we’ll bury in the spring

I left you on the steps

Of my middle school crush waiting

I’m so sorry