POEM: I Don't Want to Remember

It hurts
to remember you
because I want you here.

I don't want
to remember your smile
I want to kiss it before it fades away

I don't want
to remember your kiss
I want to taste it on my lips

I don't want
to remember your laugh
I want to hear it fill our home

I don't want
to remember your sound
I want to melt under your breath's tickles

I don't want
to remember your touch
I want to feel its warmth

I dont want
to remember your heat
I want it to blanket me when I am cold

I don't want
to remember you
because I want you here.

2009 Patricia Beline Barton

~ This is dedicated to my sister who recently lost her husband of 28 years to End Stage Renal Disease. I love you Reesa, and am here for you always. ~