[Free Verse]

he said she said

Poetry and photos by Brittany Vipond

Thu at 9:43pm

he said
she said
he said
nah she’s been gone for weeks
he said
I didn’t think you were coming back he said
i’m not she said
they put all your stuff in the dumpster
he said
i can pick through it and see if theres anything important
he said
that’s okay she said
she said
i don’t really care
i can’t go back there
their was a purple hat lying on the bed he said
oh that’s the only thing i want she said
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in a place where what matters doesn’t matter
and what doesn’t matter is what’s the matter
it’s not in the dumpster
it’s not at lost and found
it might be in the bargain bin
but it doesn’t make a sound

or leave a trace

oh well whatever she said