Photos line the walls
on each side of the hallway.
Her smile
surrounds me.
My therapist says
I need to move on.
Find closure.
“She wouldn’t want you to live this way.”
Deep down – I know.
Yet, how can I,
when her departure was so
unfair?
I can’t help but wonder
if happy equals betrayal
of all the promises
we made to each other
in the dark.
Little eyes – the
exact replica of hers –
look to mine for
strength.
And I’m trying.
But what they won’t ever know
is how hard life can be
when it’s just me
trudging through
what used to be
our daily.
Sarah Jacobs is currently a senior attending the University of Central Oklahoma. She is majoring in English Creative Writing with a minor in Mass Communications. Sarah hopes to someday use her degree in pursuit of becoming a literary editor. Her work often consists of a deep dive into emotional connections revolving around the human experience. Sarah resides in Edmond, Oklahoma with her family and has a passion for reading.
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