Well I woke thinking

It was just another day

But you touched me

Your makeup faded

Your eyes far away

And I saw

The storm clouds no longer raging

Calm

Butterflies had their song

The sun at once belonged

A warmth combined to offer

The whisper of a second chance

A stolen glance

The ultimate truth at last

Romance

Why are you smiling, he asked

Sweat glistening under his eye

For a moment I felt distracted

A lone firefly

Saying her final goodbye

Your face sundrenched

Aglow

And so

If you must know

You, my darling, make me smile

You

A starling

A summer rainbow

Every letter you wrote

Every scribble, doodle, and song

An expression of your soul I thought

Composed

Exposed

A place where I belonged

Your letters

Your voice

The choice

You made

How such a love could exist

Now a mere memory

I can only reminisce