Dear past me

Illustration by Shanee Benjamin for Catapult

If I told you

a thousand apologies your lips shall utter

because you hurt

your heart you wished to stop will beat

Screaming, whispering, Singing

I told you so

your lips — many will stare at because it learns how to smile

and beautiful it is

Past me

I sing songs of gratitude

And tell tales of hope

Our tongue offers prayers

Past me

Fear not, these teeth

Shall reflect the sun

This face, at the lips will wrinkle

This heart shall scream and with joy

Shall jump

Past me

“I love you” is not enough

It can only be

We love us

What are your thoughts on this attempts at poetry?