From the first time I saw you smile… from the first time you said my name… from the first time I heard you laugh… from the first scent of your perfume… you captured my heart and soul not to cage them… or lock them away… but to hold them near your heart, where together we would always be free. Though memories, to the physical, never compare I have priceless treasures locked away in my heart. I remember the day we swam in the lake… the way the trees sat majestically in the still water… the way the forested hills in the distance shimmered from its mirrored surface. The water was warm and so was the day but I didn’t care… I kept getting lost in your eyes. I remember the way you looked, water beading on your skin… your wet hair hanging down to your bare shoulders the instant smile when you looked my way…. And I remember the way your skin felt under my hand, how… to touch you, was almost more than I could stand…. I remember lying with you we held each other in our arms afraid to let go for fear we might wake up. Neither wanted that night to ever end… It hasn’t… It still goes on and on in my heart. Still I feel your lips against mine Still I feel your heart beating against my chest, still I sense your hunger and need to be held… it mirrors mine. Then we went for a little drive… talking about the weather, the moon, the stars, the river and our dreams…. I held you so close as we sat by the launch ramp… I could feel the thud of our hearts beating in unison…. How did they know we were one? Intensity and passion we were brighter than the sun… steaming sensuality to the impact of our lips our hearts and souls making love when our bodies couldn’t…. You and I, we never stopped smiling when we were together. Smiled till our faces hurt, then smiled some more. Happiness, didn’t just visit my heart, it took up residence… and suddenly I could see again. The colors of the rainbow, the beauty inherent in nature… wasted cause I could never look away from you. We spent a night together wrapped in each others arms… I lay awake that night and watched you sleep… I saw your wings glistening in the soft pale glow… from your halo. I watched your lips as they smiled in your dreams, and I listened to your sighs… finally, I too, slept… and somewhere in the night, I felt your arms encircle me holding me tight. I woke to warm kisses on the back of my neck… I thought surely I had died and was now in heaven… that fresh smell of fragrant shampoo… a warm damp body holding me close kissing me awake… I felt your love like water, drench my soul… and I like parched sand soaked it up as fast as you could give it… My own little slice of heaven…. I remember the first time I reached out to touch you… the way your eyes glistened at me… the way you didn’t flinch, nor even ask me why… and the way you smiled shyly… every single time. I remember the way you flirted without ever saying a word… just a look or a grin you knew would do the trick… And always you knew I loved you. I loved the way, even your eyes would smile whenever we were together… I loved the way, the air felt full of electricity whenever you were near… how every nerve in my being was alive and aware of your presence. I felt every part of myself yearning for you. Every time I touched you my heart exploded with inexpressible joy… and thinking now I am saddened you are gone but filled with a joyful peace at the memories. I hear your voice in my dreams I hear you calling my name I hear the beat of your heart I feel the caress of your hands I feel the warmth of your kiss I feel the strength of our love I know you are moving far away I know I’ll miss you when you’re gone I know the truth of what our hearts always knew I know I’ll always love you. From the first time I saw you smile… from the first time you said my name… from the first time I heard you laugh… from the first scent of your perfume… you captured my heart and soul not to cage them… or lock them away… but to hold them near your heart, where together we would always be free.Click here for my thoughts on this piece. I also welcome any comments.
