Rochelle

 

  Hello Rochelle, it has been nine years since I saw you.  
  Hello Rochelle, I wonder how life is treating you. 
  Hello Rochelle, you still sit in the back of my mind. 
  Hello Rochelle, the holding cell in my heart is your resting place. 
  Hello Rochelle, no matter where I go, your light skin and braids still haunt me.     
  Hello Rochelle, I hoped things would've worked out different.   
  Hello Rochelle, until we meet again, I will always see your reflection through shattered glass.      

  I met you after receiving a heartbreak while taking a Psychology course.   
  Like a therapist, you gave me a pen and a notebook, so I started writing down my grievances. 
  Although we only had one session I kept on writing. 
  Your essence has been the basis of my work. 
  Every line, paragraph, character, and story has been about you. 

  Before a new year approaches, I think it's time to part ways.   

  The word I will leave you with is farewell. 
  Farewell to holding on to the past.   
  Farewell to serving things that no longer serve me. 
  Farewell to the hurt. 

  Farewell to the pain. 
  Farewell to the reminiscing. 
  Farewell to the flashbacks. 
  Farewell to you.