I tried to memorize every inch of you
The way the right side of your face
Dimples and your eyes squint
And light up as bright as the city
Below those mountains we climbed
The way your fingers became
Spider legs crawling to find the right words
But I always became distracted
By the explosions of my insides
Crumbling at the sight of you
I remember the way I felt
When your hand would brush my knee
As you gently switched gears
In that beautiful old Volvo
I wanted to drive for days
With no destination
I wish I was an extension of you
The way that car is
I tried to realize this could be it
So I held on to each passing moment
As if I gripped the seats hard enough
It wouldn't change to just another memory
And I could stay forever
And I don’t know if words
are better left unsaid
Or when you said
I love you
It meant I’m sorry.
Now I'm reaching for moments
I let pass me by and I think
Maybe I didn't hold strong enough
I try and remember the way your
Eyes would glaze over and soak in
Every stupid story I've ever told
I'm dragging behind and I can't shake
The thought of you forgetting me too
And I'm reaching for answers
Of questions not yet formed
Oct 31, 2016
Oct 31, 2016 at 9:05 PM UTC
I tried to memorize every inch of you
The way the right side of your face
Dimples and your eyes squint
And light up as bright as the city
Below those mountains we climbed
The way your fingers became
Spider legs crawling to find the right words
But I always became distracted
By the explosions of my insides
Crumbling at the sight of you
I remember the way I felt
When your hand would brush my knee
As you gently switched gears
In that beautiful old Volvo
I wanted to drive for days
With no destination
I wish I was an extension of you
The way that car is
I tried to realize this could be it
So I held on to each passing moment
As if I gripped the seats hard enough
It wouldn't change to just another memory
And I could stay forever
And I don’t know if words
are better left unsaid
Or when you said
I love you
It meant I’m sorry.
Now I'm reaching for moments
I let pass me by and I think
Maybe I didn't hold strong enough
I try and remember the way your
Eyes would glaze over and soak in
Every stupid story I've ever told
I'm dragging behind and I can't shake
The thought of you forgetting me too
And I'm reaching for answers
Of questions not yet formed
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