Tracing History

I look at the photograph of me and you
and trace the history we have made
I wish I knew where we went wrong
those smiles of ours...how did they fade?

I trace your eyes and wonder
if they hold any sparkle for me
I trace your arms and remember
when I fit right into them, snuggily.

I trace your fingers lightly
and I can almost feel them on my brow
almost feel them entwined with mine
reality strikes, it's only air now.

As I sit here and trace us,
I wonder if you love me still
but tracing history does no good
and looking at photographs never will
make anything any better seen
or help find the answers to fill
the gaps left in the area between
the peak and the bottom of the hill.

(when did we start going downhill?)