{souvenir}

zooming out i can see clearly,

which role i cast you to play,

and indeed you played it well,

the rarities you represented about me,

to not return home empty handed,

like a souvenir but better.

a good drama always has a heart wrenching last act,

to let you know it’s over,

there’s no finality in prolonging a chapter 

that served its purpose.

–e.l. jayne