I remember you and your precious laugh.
Your plastic necklaces and
flowery sun dresses. You held
her heart inside your palm.

Your smile is that of a
glorious sunset, the calmed
washing of a sea, lulled into
slumber by the moon.

I will always think of you
when snow falls. I imagine your
eyes, your hand searching for
hers and swinging at air.

The first time I held you,
I cried like a child. You twisted
your necklace in your hand and
called out to her with a smile.

I hope to hold you again,
mumbling about the light that has faded.
You won't understand a word I say,
until her name falls from the sky.

12/10/2007

Author's Note: I had a girlfriend when I was in high school and my first few years in college named Kelly. She had a cousin named Jessica. This sweet young girl had several problems, mental and physical, but she had a sweet, loving spirit.

Posted on 12/10/2007
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