gray closet walls surround
a bag filled with Hallmark cards
simply sitting in the corner

lighting wicks of sweet words
a flame glows towards
forgotten memories

faded relationships
reappear in colliding colors
they blend into wistfully warm hues
i love you’s
in harmony with
i’m proud of you’s
sing softly on the cardstock

the sensitive smile
mouthing these messages
is entranced by handwritten love
and sheds a tear
smudging the pen marks

with a subtle sigh
the cards are closed
the flame is blown out
and the room fades
back to gray

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Brooke DeLuca is a Hofstra University senior majoring in creative writing and minoring in public relations. She is a writer for HerCampus and a writing intern for Glitter Magazine. In her free time, she loves attending concerts.