I prayed
And prayed
And prayed
For God not to
seperate us

My biggest fear
is I'll fade from your mind
like old ink
on yellowed paper

I fear I'll forget
How your pale skin
Is something of beauty
and how the freckles
on your arms
are like a connect-the-dots
And how fascinating
it was to see
Your liquid copper
Strands of hair
Frame an interesting face

I fear I'll forget
your face of focus
and how you almost always
need music to breathe.
And how your swift walk
contains a wonderfully incorrect posture
and how uniquely words flowed
from your mouth
when I rarley heard you speak

I fear I'll forget
the language
our near black eyes
spoke day to day
Trying to communicate
words I cannot say
it was as if
yours were speaking back too.

I strive to stay in your mind
like a coffee stain
on a white linen shirt
until we meet again.