eyes falling and watching through white walls
a hospital bed and a phone call
a book with your number written inside.

hiding under the covers again
i can tell you won't answer this time.
could i just see you and remember?

waves crashing but nothing washes away. every year for nothing.
i listen to the same songs then press delete.
who i was matters a little less every time.

she said she remembers you laughing
and confusing colors with the sun.
that summer day in the rain, you were brilliant
your smile as big as the sea
the boards creaking on our white washed porch.

your fingers in my hair like lightening
my lips brush against you
i close my eyes and pretend that it's over

oh what one moment can do to the soul
the damage done, forever unchanged.