Wow, this was a really good poem. It was beautifully written, and easy to understand. It made me kinda sad, but I loved the poem.

Real emotion coming through your words. I was a little puzzled by the shift from "I" to "she" though

And why's can ride you
like a memory that haunts the flesh

you always word things so nicely.
x

Melissa!! Again, this was a beautiful poem! I love how you write about a person we are expected to know, it makes the poem feel more comfortable. Brings us in so quickly, and keeps us in there. Awesome stuff!