Desperate

This will not make a good poem
It's a short story that I tell myself
when I need to be convinced
that I don't really need you.

The words I need to scream
to stop scrolling through your photos
to stop playing that sad song
to stop reading through your poems.

This is my desperate cry to be healthy
and finally let go of your memories
instead of grasping at them
as if they could save me in any way.