like a brushstroke 
upon this bare canvas 
love paints the world 
in vivid hues 
it invites the fingers 
to glide gently 
along the velvety texture 
of a rose petal 
to taste the sweetness 
of ripe fruits 
to savor the warmth 
of a lover’s embrace
it lures the nose 
to inhale deeply 
the fragrant scent 
of blooming flowers
the earth after a rain storm
and the faint traces 
of distant memories
that will eternally live within 
these walls of my soul

in the heartbeat of memories 
where time surrenders
whispers of the past 
float on a gentle breath
a tapestry woven 
with threads of forgotten days
the past just a symphony 
of fragmented melodies
echoing through the corridors 
of my mind
and with each day that passes
I’ll remember
you and I this way
a mosaic of moments 
stitched together for a lifetime

you and I are just 
time in a bottle
slowly slipping through
a brief moment
of this boundless space
until we are only
beautiful grains of sand
quietly settled
into the universe
intertwined
of flesh and bone
where we are timelessly
etched together
for all of eternity

I watched her fold the fabric
neatly and gather it gently
under my peaceful face
I remember her hands
comfortable and tender
tucking me away in bed
telling me stories
of Kings and Queens
and a land far far away
the way her mouth would smile
as she reached the end
of the fairytale
I remember the softness
of her voice
as whispers of goodnight
filled my sleepy head

and as I drift off to dream
that’s how I’ll remember her
in the quietness of the silence
that’s where she will live
for eternity

sometimes the night
secretly finds me
dreaming of the dancing
shadows of you and I
and I know 
that at least in dreams
I’ll love you
with just a little bit 
of everything that consumes me