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Sunday, March 15, 2026

Things She Left Behind

her Weezer shirt stole from an ex-boyfriend
Organic vanilla soymilk in the back of the fridge
a shot glass-shaped hole in the wall
cigarette burns on the bathtub shelf

a pair of her panties she didn't know I took
some James Taylor MP3's on my old laptop
a two inch scar on the back of my neck
her favorite hairbrush in my glove compartment

A half-read copy of Slaughterhouse 5
a muffled scream that I still hear
two mascaras inside the couch
the smell of her perfume on my flannel sheets

a crumpled photo I pulled from the trash
a 4am voicemail left on my phone
an empty prescription bottle hidden in her drawer
dried-up rose petals under the bed

a tear-stained invite to her sister's wedding
Nude 5 lipstick on my favorite shirt collar
a stray blonde hair on the passenger seat
a bottle of rain from our trip to Belize

a phone number scrawled on the back of a dollar
a spare key to her grandma's house
her road-worn reeboks in the hall closet
a note left for only me.