Flashbacks -
Yes, sometimes they are happy
And sometimes they are sad.
They make you proud
But also embarass you.
A thing done innocently in the past
Seems silly in the present.
Words spoken harshly
Sometimes hurt us more.
But what happens
When you love?

He was there for me.
I was there for him.
It was all perfect
Until one of us left.
It was him.

No, he did not
Fall out of love.
But he had no choice.
Maybe his time to leave
Had come in quite early.
On his farewell, I silently cried.
I saw him go away,
His body, his soul,
His smile and every memory.
I could cling onto them
But I chose to let go.
After all no one can defy
Fate.

But see, now I am all
Happy and full.
I see him looking
Fondly at me,
The way which
Always makes my
Heart run fast.
He's here leaning
Over the table
Where I am writing
This piece of mine.

As I complete writing
I look up to see
Innocent love in his eyes.
He leans in towards me
And whispers,
"Darling it's a flashback."

I never thought August is a month of drought
The flowers that you gave me died of thirst
I put them in a box beneath my bed to keep your love for me

I never thought August is a month of rain
Perhaps you're crying and washing away the pain
Raindrops don't seem like a music to my ears anymore.

I never thought August would be this cold
So I sip an earl grey tea and read all the handwritten notes that you gave me

Now I realize it wasn't August that is cold - it's me.