Should’ve kept every grocery store receipt ’Cause every scrap of you would be taken from me

Should've written every word of yours/ every day I would've counted the syllables/ the time we were together had a glass hour limit on it/

Should've taken pictures of us/ so that I could frame it in my bedroom/ maybe sometimes you could come alive in my brain and remind me how pretty you are/ I want to reconstruct your face which I barely remember/

Should've autographed everything you gave me/ at least I would remember how your ink smells like/ even tho ink will be smudged as I can't control my lachrymal glands/

Should've written a eulogy/ because now I need something more than a page and pen/ I to need courage/ & revisiting every moment with you, is a horrifying idea.

Should've kept your pictures in an album/Should've caught the shred of your broken poetry and complete silly Shayari in my hands before it melts to stardust.

Should've dusted the carpet when we returned from the picnic/ but those dust tear up the desert which I am lost.

Dusky day, mirage

Should've remembered to say a goodbye/ the last time we met was just seconds no words but silence/truly believing silence speaks/it did

Should've told you what I felt about you. Should've labeled our relationship something/

I don't know what to call you.

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FOOTNOTE: Title and piece inspired by Taylor Swift's song's lyrics Should've kept every grocery store receipt

'Cause every scrap of you would be taken from me from the song 'Marjorie'