If I could keep one souvenir of you,
It would be the eyelashes
That fluttered on your cheekbone
When you closed your eyes and
Slept close beside me.

If I could keep one reminder of you,
It would be the breaths
That came steadily from your mouth
And warmed my skin
While I slept beside you.

If I could keep one memory of you,
It would be the image of
Your peaceful, sleeping form
And your arms, unconscious, finding me
To have, to hold, to keep.

05/29/2002

Posted on 05/29/2002
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