Always Already

this is for all
the people who
i used to love
and never say
their name anymore.
this is for all the times
I've packed my life up in a night.
this is for all
the long goodbyes before morning light.
for the feet still walking on uneven floors,
for trying to make strangers my family.
searching for something to get me by.
always already, no asking why.
searching for something to get me by.
this is for all the love I've had and lost,
this is for the time it took to grow apart.
this is for right now. this is for me.