Dear Ex

I still have your clothes in my closet,

I have been trying to pack them up,

But it’s all been too surreal for me,

It sucks that we are not an item anymore.

Whereas I understand the reasons that led us to split up,

I am still having a hard time processing it all,

Especially when you pop up in my thoughts,

Late at night and in the wee hours of the morning.

But as i find a way of navigating through it all,

i will create my own happiness,

I’ll find out new hobbies,

I’ll even go back to the gym,

I’ll put in the work,

So that I can become a better me for me.

Mwangi Njuguna,

7th| August | 2022.