A Farewell Kiss
Sep. 12, 2006 ] 8:30 PM
Those days, you were a consellate of dreams,
Anchored by your being - I could trace,
Every last mark on that thoughtful face.
Imprinted in the waking, a living portrait
In sleep, a greek god, a fulgent idol.

These days, my sedulous memory fails to keep,
Beyond the fire cupped in your hands
The rough scent of smoke, your bell-like laugh,
The presence of you, at the drawing of day
I remember all, but you - and the softness of your cheek.





For the Smoking Man. Memory is an artificial construct, manufactured from a composite of sensations. Dreams are no less manufactured, but seem more tangible, especially when padded out by hope.
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