How Easy It Is

[Lizzie]

I don't crave you anymore—
I just realized.

A phrase brought your voice to mind,
and I remembered how you said before
you'd return but never did.

How easy it is to forget aches once they ease—
like a cough that finally clears,
hiccups that casually decrease—
I can't recall precisely
when they stopped.

Our rope is frayed now, worn
sufficiently thin, and I can simply
slip this knot.

[vagabond]

the only word I wondered about was “fine”.. so I thought maybe you could write:
“how it don´t fray anymore that our rope has frayed”   that way you´d have a similar repetition as in the 3rd stanza.. although it would change the meaning.
and my use of “fray” as a noun may be wrong, in that case forget it, it was just an idea 

anyway, I like how you sculpt those questions in a poem (how it can be that love and heartache fade)

[Lizzie]

the only word I wondered about was “fine”.. so I thought maybe you could write:
“how it don´t fray anymore that our rope has frayed”   that way you´d have a similar repetition as in the 3rd stanza.. although it would change the meaning.
and my use of “fray” as a noun may be wrong, in that case forget it, it was just an idea 

anyway, I like how you sculpt those questions in a poem (how it can be that love and heartache fade)

Agreed, "fine" had to go, for sure. That last stanza needs work, no question. This is what happens when you write something and post it before a proper waiting period. I need to wait at least a week to make sure it's not god awful. Let this be a lesson to everyone.....

[nibbed]

The third stanza is a great catch of words
A very telling clever poem
sensitive and wonderful, too


best wishes Lizzie