Angel: Kat Villafranca
You told me you couldn’t live without me,
That you’d die without me,
Yet, you’re still breathing.
I reach out for your weightless promises,
The promises you wrote down for me that I studied like scared scripture,
Only to find I was led by blind faith.
My love for you continues to grow stronger by the day
but the finality of our story, and the disinterest in your eyes tell me “let go”
Let go? How could I?
Back in primary school you were nothing but an innocent “crush”,
You left your mark and became my dream.
You are not much older stilI looked up to you.
Your name filled my journals,
Your face never left my sketchbooks,
And your beauty leaves me in awe.
So tell me how could I simply let go,
Tell me how you make it look so easy.
The day we met felt like fate, and matter how hard I tried to avoid you, keep my distance
Your path always intertwined with mine
your name, written all over my past
but that pen has run out of ink and no matter how much I scratch at the pages the pen won’t work again
And the invisible string that once tied you to me has been cut and used as a noose that kills me ever so slowly, tightening with your dismissal.
And now, there is not one part of my soul you left untouched.
Making me wish you would’ve left me before you became so indispensable.
Now I lie awake at 3 am and you’re on my mind.
Maybe if I wait long enough the stars will align and will lead me back to you.
Maybe we were just too young,
Maybe if we weren’t so prideful,
Or maybe I’m forcing something that was never meant to be.
My hand feels out of place and my tired mind has not been put to rest.
My heart yearns for your return
So I await you how a wife awaits her lover at war.
We had our reckless moments, but the true hurt came from the silence that followed after your departure.
You were an angel, and I will forever mourn you.
The day you left I lost my lover and best friend
but I know you did too.
So could you tell me how to live without you the way you do without me.




















































































