Ode to Punisher

You came into my life very suddenly; I didn’t look for one second

Then as quick as you entered my life, you left

See, for so long I kept you chained to my side

Held you safe in the pocket of my heart so I could never lose you

But I lost you

I reached for you but all I found was the space you left

I tried to convince myself you were replaceable

But the stitches of your soul were something no one could replicate

To this day I don’t know why you left

Maybe you had suffered too much loss for one lifetime

So you tri-folded your identity making sure I wouldn’t grow close

But I did

Maybe you felt like the anti-hero of this story

Maybe you put up a moat around your castle so I could never reach you

Maybe you were too filled with vengeance that you had no room for love in your heart

I know you solve problems with utter finality

But the only thing that was final for me was the hole you left in my heart.

 

Poem by Melissa Emery, UM-Flint Communication Studies Major

*This creative poem pertains to the Marvel Punisher Wallet she lost.