Niv
No
I
did-
n’t
know
how
to
say
your
name*
I
died
in
your
mind
flash-
ing
by
like
a
light
The
job
you
gave
I
lost
I
failed
I
bailed
on
your
trust
Then
On-
ly
then
did
I
write
the
poems
a-
gain
*Niv, prounced Neev
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Love this confessional.
I read this poem several times, because each time it hit harder than the last. I especially loved this:
“I
died
in
your
mind
flash-
ing
by
like
a
light”
WOW!
Cool! Shortest lineation ever, and somehow it works.
Love how the one-word lines drill the message home.
This line caught my breath “I
died
in
your
mind
flash-
ing
by
like
a
light