Because I look at you
And my memory fails me
I forgot other people's silhouettes
Just to give space inside my brain
For the stubble on your chin
The lines around your intense eyes
Where your cheek bones incline and decline
The dews on your lips I like kissing
And how everything adds up
To the face I always miss seeing

I look at old friends
And in idle moments when my head is free
I stare at them and it's like seeing them for the first time
I realize I have not been looking hard enough
Get too caught up with the mundane
The casual talks and dates
Inductive, I go beyond the entirety of the face
And start with the features then zoom out
I am taken aback at how foreign they seem to me suddenly

How many lifetimes do I need to remember everyone else's faces?
I just spent a night memorizing yours