arm around me -

I was lost in love, in love and lost.

*

I saw you in a photo smiling

the autumn sunlight painting your face,

leaves falling before us,

the sharp October air and you, quickening my pulse.

*

I saw us in a photo smiling once,

in love once, twice,

a pair, we two in love,

too in love, once.

*

There was a time when you joyfully took my hand,

when you pressed yourself to my side,

putting your hand, possessively, on my arm

claiming me as your own for an afternoon,

for all appearances a couple.

*

I saw you in a photo smiling,

and held us in my hand,

wondering at the picture's frozen time

and the time lost.

- I wondered where you are right now,

separated by miles and minutes,

desire lost to the reality of expectations. -

Daily, I check for intimations of miracles

and watch for your face in every room I enter.

*

I saw you in a photo smiling

and tried to remember the smell of your breath and skin,

the taste of your voice in my mouth as we kissed,

the rhythm of your breathing after we made love.

*

I saw you in a photo smiling.

*

I hear your voice - - - constantly and always.
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