Raining Memory

We went from handshakes to kisses before life became a desert.

The night we exchanged
friendship for romance
candlelight from the lanterns
danced shadows across your mouth
as your lips moved words.
We shared tea, side by side
at our table, resting in the corner,
unfolding silly fortunes
scribed on strips of paper.

My mind stays steady in circles,
unable to see where we went wrong.
Pictures of us shape and shift-
masquerading the scenes in my dreams,
but then the memories I hold fall and fade.
I walked past our favorite hideaway
and caught my reflection in the window,
unwanted reminders drifted in my thoughts-
without you here, it doesn't rain anymore.




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