I Have Forgotten What You Look Like

I have forgotten what you look like,
But if I close my eyes long enough,
I can still feel your palm heat resting on my forehead
And your soft kisses on my temple
I can feel your breathing against my chest
As I hear our laughs playing like a record

I have forgotten what you look like,
Yet if I sleep long enough, I hear fractions of your voice
And see the colors of the sunset from the afternoon picnic in the Spring
Where we kissed under the trees and made promises we did not intend to keep

I have forgotten what you look like, Yet I still cure this open wound
Which once bled and now aches from time to time
While you rest under someone else’s grave to feel some company

I have forgotten what you look like,
Yet I still wish you all the best, and I praise all the mess
I hope you find yourself under the darkness your shadow
I left some candles lit up in case you would follow

I have forgotten what you look like,
I now realize it doesn’t matter
A faceless soul with broken bones
Once took over me, but now it is far gone
I’ll save your presence like it’s old town folklore as a reminder of my worth

– e