Too Late

I didn’t know that I cared

Until you were gone

I couldn’t help but stare

The way you’d sing your song

Who was I to think

That you meant so little

To me

Now I am as bitter

As the salt lakes and the sea

Because I didn’t care

Until it became too much to bare

Author: Rachelle Saint Louis

Rachelle Saint Louis is a Haitian-American writer, born and raised in South Florida. She received a 2018 Silver Medal in the Scholastic Art and Writing Competition for her poem “Red Blood Cell.” She is currently a Psychology and English double major at Florida Atlantic University. Her poetry has been published in Rigorous Magazine. Rachelle has been writing poetry since the 7th grade and you can often find her performing Spoken Word at local open mics. View all posts by Rachelle Saint Louis