Dear Holly (To Him),
Dear Holly (To Holly@15),
I thought you were so cute
You thought he was so cute
Standing there in your Levis 501s
Standing there in his Levis 501s
Your brown eyes melted inside me
His brown eyes melted inside you
Then you gave me your Golden Gloves jacket
Then he gave you his Golden Gloves jacket
And I knew I loved you.
And you thought you loved him.
My mom didn’t like you—
My mom didn’t like him—
With good reason; he was kind of a jerk.
Which made me love you even more
Which made you lust after him even more
I imagined our future together
You imagined your future together
But not in a realistic way
People need jobs, cars, and money
Then you found someone new
Then he found someone new;
Thank God he did!
You should see his profile picture on Facebook.
He has not aged well.
And asked for your Golden Gloves jacket back.
And he asked for his Golden Gloves jacket back.
Don’t give it back. You deserve something from him.
You broke my heart
He broke your heart.
And walked away.
And walked away.
You still looked fine in those Levis.
He’s probably still wearing that same pair of Levis.
love what you did with this one
Thank you. I wrote the original poem during the last marathon and added the “looking back” response this year. Thanks for commenting 🙂
As I came to comment on how I liked the way you did this I found your reply to 77poetess and this makes it even more cool – a response to your former self and a response to a poem from the previous marathon! First love!
Yes, Cristy, first love. Thank you for taking the time to read and comment. Enjoy!