- Alyssa Piperis
#filterlysspoetry: "that mattress."
i remember
the very beginning of us
and the day
you came mattress shopping
with me.
two people
getting to know
each other,
trying out beds together.
i didn't know it yet
but there was love for you
building inside my heart.
you lied beside me
at the store
to convince me
to get the mattress
we both knew i wanted.
you lied beside me
in my room
on that same mattress
one month later
to convince me
to take a chance
on us
even though i was scared.
(thank you.)
and
you lied beside me
in my room
on that same mattress
not quite one year later
as i convinced you,
and myself,
that there was
something missing
between us.
(i'm sorry.)
now no one lies beside me,
but that same mattress
feels heavy as hell.
the same goes for my heart.

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