A Love Poem

in a room
in a closet
on a shelf
in a box
are letters and pictures
and presents and smells

they represent true love
a love that was lost
and now all that is left
are the stories each tells.

It will never come back
this first flame of passion
but one small comfort remains

in this box
on the shelf
in a closet
in my room

is empty space
waiting to fill
for when my heart
finally opens again.