Shirt

I wore it today

As an act of rebellion

Against her

Against myself

Against the memories

That won’t leave me alone

It seems strange I’m sure

But there’s just so much

Tied up in this dumb shirt

A fluorescent stab

Right to the heart

Of everything that’s dragged me down

For forever now

The bright green glow

Cutting through the darkness

That she left behind

The fog I’ve let myself live under

In this piece of clothing

I find some fleeting solace

Respite from the torture

She set off in me

A suit of armor

Around my broken heart

So that I may find a way

To free myself from chains

I wrapped around myself

In her absence