Memories

You woke up this morning with no memory of yesterday
or of so many days that had gone by.

No. There were no candlelight dinners, no moonlit walks on the beach, no long drives.
But there were those special moments that meant more.

Like the day we first met. The day you walked into that cafe and complimented me on how beautiful my writing was...

Like the night we spoke to each other endlessly . After a drained battery and a four-hour conversation we realized it was Love. That's when you coaxed me and begged me to say those three words.

Or the time you reached out for my hand at the movies and held it, and made me feel like the high-school romance on screen was coming true off screen.

The words, the arguments, the fights and the peck on the cheek.
The little gestures, the winks, the jokes and the giggles.
The gleaming eyes and the yearning for a kiss even if we were miles apart ...

The impatience to see each other, even when at times our dates were not more than ten minutes.
The two word text messages, and the three word "I Love You".

You've lost every moment but as for me...
I 'm going to lock it up in words that you will read someday,
And recall who I was and who we were.

That day I'll be there.
I'll be there like a prayer on your lips.
Like the faded roses on your table that withered 'coz you didn't pay heed.
Like the photo frame on your nightstand, of one of those moments captured.


That day you may not find me sitting next to you like I do every moment now.
But I promise to be with you forever...
To linger somewhere in your thoughts and in your memories.
Fading away as time goes by yet in union with you forever.