by pearljam » Fri Aug 18, 2023 11:40 am
my baby teeth live in this purple box
they have for years
the girl who gave me it is now a mother of two
i wonder if you remember that birthday party, because i do
kmart where it was bought had a different layout
one that i dearly miss
you’ve housed the pink angel necklace my grandmother gave me
now she’s widowed
i used to stare back at myself in the same mirror
i was the same, yet so different
im met with the same crooked teeth looking in my reflection
but i no longer have the innocence i once did
i didn’t know what was going to happen in the years to come when i first saw myself in your mirror
oh purple jewellery box, how many memories you hold
you used to live in the first house we lived in in this country
i will keep you safe
you’re one of the only consistent belongings i have left