Empty Memories

I have a bunch

Of empty memories

Moments from the past

That aren’t what they could’ve been

You see,

I used to think it took courage to fight,

But I’ve come to realize

That real courage

Is needed to love someone.

Fighting is easy

But loving…

That takes a far more special kind of courage.

These memories

That lay broken

They could’ve been with someone that I loved

But no,

They're empty

Hallow

And broken

All because

I am a coward who doesn’t know how to love.

-C.H.