I said “We blew it –
it was a joint effort,
I’m sorry to see it end.
It’s sad.”
Her final words to me:
“Don’t worry. Believe
in the meant to be.”
It is sad to see
a relationship
that was full
of hope and
passion, shiny
and new come
to an end –
just shy
of three months
due to two stubborn
souls, Virgos, so adept
at communication
that our words
carried too much weight
to bear our stubborn
personalities, and
unbending lines.
Lylanne Musselman is an award-winning poet, playwright, and visual artist. Her work has appeared in Silver Birch Press, The Tipton Poetry Journal, Indianapolis Review, and Pank, among others, and many anthologies. Musselman is the author of the poetry collection, It’s Not Love, Unfortunately (Chatter House Press, 2018), and of six poetry chapbooks, including Staring Dementia in the Face (Finishing Line Press, 2023). She’s a six-time Pushcart Prize nominee, and she has poems housed in the INverse Archives at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis.