January 24, 2023
Splintered fondness
TP Kaur
Memories of you always seem to hit me at the most inconvenient times
We laughed so hard we cried
The times we supported each other when we actually cried
I think of you when I look at pine trees and I think of you when I hear people sing well
I still remember sitting on the grass and drawing with rocks on the playground
I still have some of your old art tucked into a folder
In a sense I'll always miss those days
You helped me through the hardest moments of my life
I never want to speak to you again
I hate that there are certain days of the year that will always make me think of you
Some of my best childhood memories were with you
Our happy memories are soured by your actions forever
I have a playlist that makes me think of you and it fills me with white hot rage
I wish I had told you how much your voice meant to me
I hate you. I love you. I'm sorry. I'm not sorry
I like to think I have moved on completely from you but thoughts like these still linger
They haunt me
I want memories that aren't of you but I hold onto the memories that are
What is forgetting if not murder
It's been years, it's amazing how long the grief and anger stretches
I hate you. I hope you're well
I hope you are happier. I hope we never meet again
I think I'm done crying though, I doubt anyone is crying for me
I don't miss any of you at all
I grieve the good that could've been
It's a curse and an honor, getting to care about people so much
Certain things become so closely connected and even after our closeness is over, the memories stay true
At this point I've lived longer without you than with you
I am going to make myself a better person even after what you did but you will never know
I don't hate you
Sometimes I forget you exist
TP Kaur is just an average college girl pursuing a bachelor's in science but continus to find solace in the arts. She loves to sketch, to read, to listen the music of the nature. Sometimes she gives in to her love of creating. Writing is just another escape into a world of beautiful words.