Fourteen

I didn’t know
what love was
at fourteen.

I only knew
that there was a boy
who somehow made
the world
feel less lonely.

Years taught me
about grief.
Marriage.
Motherhood.
Loss.
Courtrooms.
Goodbyes.

But somehow…

there’s still
a small part of me
that remembers
being fourteen

and hoping
he’d message.


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