how is it possible
that a whiff of a familiar smell
can make you feel emotions you have tried
to hide deep inside
for days
weeks
months
how is it possible
to see someone who resembles you
smells like you
smiles like you
in the slightest way possible
and get punched in the gut
over and over again
how is it possible?
I have to stop wondering why
It kills me each time I recount the moment you left me
I recalculate
Is it something I had done
Hadn’t done
Said
Hadn’t said
I have to stop asking
I just wish other guys would stop looking like you
And would get a different haircut
And would use a different cologne
Drive a different car maybe
Get pizza from a different pizza shop
I just wish…
