Written: December 10, 2025
Bright lights, big city;
I’m in love with a memory
Dreaming of what it could be
Waking up to him in the kitchen
Making eggs and coffee
Arms safely around me–on the couch, the bed, the train,
The car, the kitchen, and on the street
But I’m in love with a memory
Kindness, humor, compassion, support,
All of these and so much more.
Beach walks and snow and staying home to care for me
But I’m in love with a memory
Having plans but being snowed in come February;
It seems I’m just in love with a memory
Love, passion, confidence, heat:
All treasures I collected on our brief journey
But now I’m just in love with a memory
T-shirts and handcuffs and laughter and knives
Feeling ice as it melts, wet on my thighs
It’s been years since then, and
I’ve the world at my feet.
Still he remains – but I’m in love with a memory.
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