“My heart is a museum of every person I’ve ever loved”

Megan Phillips

My heart is a museum of every person I’ve ever loved

My Dad’s birthday is national start over day

Yesterday I told the ocean that I would let go of all the victim bullshit

I would let the past me be in the rearview

I will be new after washing my feet in the sand

Venus, I said,

I will have more fun

And love

And I won’t be bitter and sad

About what I don’t have

I will appreciate being 34 and on vacation with my husband alone

I will appreciate the new pet sitter who I know will train my dog

I will appreciate the rabbits I saw 3-4 times this week

I will appreciate the small crab on the beach who was walked on but god damn it, he lived

My heart is a museum of every person I’ve ever loved

His Mom is Portmeirion plates and ‘Hey there Delilah”

Because she thought it reminded her of us

Which made no damn sense but it’s her song now

My heart is a museum of every person I’ve ever loved

My grandfather it’s coffee shops and poppies

My grandmother it’s yellow daffodils cigarettes and knit sweaters

My mom is MAC Red lipstick

My Dad is tanned freckled skin

My husband is blue eyes and big hands

More from Megan Phillips ↓

• @metaphor_megg on Instagram
• Her book, Uncomfortably Present, is available now.