Sunday, November 14, 2010

Used To Be

I smell like flowers today
like the ones he used to bring you

my eyes look vividly blue in the sunlight
like he used to tell you they did

my skin in warm as I lay in the grass
like when he would hug you and his
heat would linger on you

my cheeks flush under the light of the sun
like they used to when he kissed you

my hair is straight and soft today
like he used to say he liked it so he
could run his fingers through it

I shutter happily when a cool breeze rolls over
like you used to when he would smile
at you and kiss your neck

my tummy flutters like a butterfly that flies over my face
like it used to when he would hold your
hand

I smile trying to just enjoy today
like you used to when being with him
was enough

i whisper 'i love you' to the air
like he used to say to you when he
thought you were asleep

i let go of the flower petals clenched in my fists
and they flutter away from me
forgetting me
and i desperately yearning to forget them
just like he did
just like he did
just like you

i smell like flowers today