My girlfriend of 5 years broke up with me yesterday. I wrote this poem after doing our laundry last night.

I did our laundry yesterday.

My face was just as wet as all the

Clothes hung up to dry

I saw the sweater that I bought you

For Last Christmas that I gave you early

to see you smile

I did our laundry yesterday.

I saw the shirt that you wore on the

Second day we met

I smelled your perfume on your favorite shirt

The one that calms me down

Better than the meds I used to take

I saw my shirt that you had ripped

When we were just two kids

Brand new lovers killing time

I saw the dress shirt I had worn

When you told me we’d bring a little

Baby in this world

I saw the jacket I was wearing

When we smiled at each other

When she said that “it’s a girl”

I saw the clothes we used to buy

at the thrift store by your work

I couldn’t tell which sweater’s mine

I did our laundry yesterday.

I did it all real slowly cause

It might be the last time

I cannot bear to see you go

We’re all I’ve ever known

And all I’ve wanted in this life

I do my best to give you space

To take it easy on all of these long texts

I send at night

But it’s hard for me to face

I cannot put to words

How I’ve been feeling in this way

I guess I’ll just say please don’t go

I’d give it all I could give just to hear

That you would stay

But I did our laundry yesterday

I couldn’t bear the thought of dividing

Yours with what is mine

I’ll do our laundry again today

Not because it’s dirty

I just want to

One last time

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