Her Name Poem by Ryan Cole

I try not to say her name
As if it held some power
To cast a spell
I don’t say it aloud
Though it is in my thoughts all the time
Bouncing around
in the empty corners of my head
Resounding like a bell on the door
Of an old shop
Burrowing deeply
into the soft place
of my heart
I try not to say her name
For fear that when I do
I will lose that last part
Bouncing around
in the empty corners of my head
Burrowing deeply
Into the soft places
of my heart