I remembered today,
Waiting for the endless
Drone of cars
To slug down the
Crowded streets,
The brushing grace
Of your cheek
Against the inside of my palm
As I held your face close to mine,
The flowers you
Stuck in your auburn hair
Radiating bright and loud
Against the huff of blue
Summer sky,
The flash of your smile,
Brilliantly seeping
Out of the corner of your lips
As your eyes darted
To meet mine for only a moment
Suspended forever in time,
The way you whispered,
Something so gentle
I never imagined so heavy
When you lingered
"I love you"s against my lips
And pushed yourself closer,
And I remember,
I remember the way my fingers
Would tangle in the strands
Of your hair like fire,
Keeping me warm once,
Now only burning
In my memories,
And your hair was
So full of color,
But something drained it away,
Matted it and made it dull
And twisted me up in the process
Because here I sit alone,
Screaming in traffic.