I Remember

 I remember 

Like a separation of 2,000 years 

I come to the wall where we wail 

And I too make use of the distance

As a metaphor for what is so close

But is now but a memory 

But say, do you remember? 

Do you remember the other side?

The fire we always kept running?

The aroma of love and arousing appetite?

The moments of holy privacy 

For those very special occasions 

I know it’s not your philosophy 

But for me, to fall in love with a memory

Can cause love in real time 

You don’t have to believe me 

But I know it’s real 

And I remember 

And I remember held hands 

Embraced shoulders 

Touching souls 

Locked eyes

The darkness of the backdrop

The light of your face 

The hope within our hearts 

Do you remember?