I still remember how
Your hand fit mine
I used to wake you
With a soft touch
That's all you needed
You never asked for much
Your arms wide open
Loving words got spoken
The worst days turned into best
By your mere presence
Something about your heart
Lit up my world
Something within your essence
Matched the makeup of my soul
I wanted to etch your name
On this infinite thread of existence
Tired of new beginnings
I called you endgame
You said I was rushing
As your cheeks turned red
I held you so tight that night
I kissed you so long
I wanted to remember that feeling
Forever
In case one day
I'd be home alone
Writing about you
With a background piano
And some shy tears
A couple thousand miles away
Uncertain if I will ever see you again
In this form
Jealous of all the people
Enjoying your presence
And maybe your love
I should have tried harder
I should have been so good
To make us inseparable
Invincible
In my head we're still in love
I like to think of us
To make life a little livable
To know at some point maybe
I'll feel that again
That fire you lit up
Which your goodbye put off
I used to hug you and whisper goodnight
But for now, I'll turn off the light
And pretend everything is all right
You have no idea what I'd give
To have you run back into my arms
I know it will never happen
But my door is always open
© Ray poetry