#first hello

Grant Knoche

Intrusive Thoughts

i knew from the moment

you said your first hello,

it is going to be hard for me

to say my last goodbye

for i cling to you so much

you become part of me

it was one of the worst violations

someone like me could ever commit–

to hold a grip of fascination on something

with no absolute guarantee

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tell them you believe

in magic

first hello, first kiss

his sweater, his scent

tell them how he was a prayer

answered

that you never even asked for

him

then tell them how

you ruined it all

with broken sentences and leftover

fire from another flame

that burned until

the night sky was a pink ember

a whisper on the edge

slipping, taking you away

tell yourself

how love don’t work

out for girls like you

that you re just a pretty picture

a girl with green halos

in your eyes

Grant Knoche