I Remember You

I remember how we first met

You were just a friend

Until you weren't

I never thought I’d find someone through that

Intricate void people sometimes

Fall into

It felt silly, drifting down a lazy river

When I’d never know the sensation of your cheek

Against mine

The first time your lips uttered those words that echo

I was huddled beneath faded, Paris-scripted cover

Hands fluttering

I remember when the sun first met my eye the next morning

Canary, peach, and pink like the flush of my windblown cheek

I smiled then

Here, in honey-dripping sun, dusty rain, table-top flatland

Where eyes roll, unable to find an end to the great, wide nothing.

I saw only

Your face, your lips, your long, long legs

Your heart as it beat in your chest, driving you to me

In sync with mine

Now I sit alone, looking out at this beautiful land

The distance is far, but I'll see you in the summer

I'll be right there