remember? That summer you moved to Idaho. Garth Brooks playing, crooning about fire and women. It was awesome. To the girls in all the bars, I’m sorry. I drink thatmuch, I think everyoneis interested in me. Katie W, you had eyes like violins and a smile like gravity. me how when the right two people meet, they crash. To the ex, your name “Krystal,” implied you were delicate. You were not. I was the one to shatter, to break. and watch the letters stick in the air like constellations. Sitting under them, you may ask, Why are there so many? I needed them all up there, to find my way to you. you tell me this time will not fade. enough to promise I fall fast asleep. I don’t dream. Remember the boiler room? face, a bouquet of scars. Your smile, a snake. How do I get back there? when they always say no—relieved when they never call again. strangely few of us grow graceful in. against a thousand reasons to hurt. Don’t fool yourself into thinking this. divided across a body. Go slow. Ease onto the bed with purpose. over rows of tiny sharp reminders. at it, you must practice. Rehearse. Let it become dance, a soft waltz. effortless you make suffering appear. Eric Morago is a Pushcart Prize nominated poet who believes performance carries as much importance on the page as it does off. He is the author of two poetry collections: What We Ache For (Moon Tide Press, 2010) and Feasting on Sky (Paper Plane Pilots, 2016). Currently Eric hosts a monthly reading series, teaches writing workshops, and, as of 2017, is the new editor-in-chief and publisher of Moon Tide Press. He has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from California State University, Long Beach, and lives in Los Angeles, CA. Can you generate a poem inspired by the theme of lost love, using keywords from "Remember" by Eric Morago as prompts?
This prompt doesn't seem malicious.