By Hailey L. Parkinson
The hair left on my clothes, car, and blankets
Were once my biggest concerns.
Now I never wish to remove them
From where they sit.
They can be embedded into every piece of fabric,
Every corner of this house,
And every inch of my heart
For the rest of my life, if needs be.
The horizon may bring us something unfortunate,
But your fur will remain behind
Reminding me of your once loving presence.
It may lay with dust and drive my nose crazy,
But I’d rather sneeze and remember you
Than have to completely say goodbye.
Author Bio
Hailey L. Parkinson
Hailey L. Parkinson is a junior at California State University, San Marcos, majoring in Literature and Writing. Parkinson is a commuter from San Diego, California as she furthers her education. Her ambitions are to be an editor, publisher, and a New York Times Best Seller, though is currently a part of the fiction team for the 318 Journal at CSUSM. Parkinson is a poet and novelist, with one manuscript completed and much more to come. She writes with inspiration from her own personal life and experiences, diving into both the dark and bright parts of the human experience.