As I Remember

Sunrise we met in late September

Between a humming coffee shop and barren parking lot

Parked by your car clutching the end of your sleeves

Dressed for the afternoon weather

Though the morning’s cold, no matter

You’d feel so even in yellow heat of summer

A couple hours drive for the coast

Spent holding an imaginary mic

Open windows got your hair across your face

Notes refuse to be lost in the strands

I’d join but I’d forget the words, blame it on those eyes

Couldn’t help but see it as,

A couple’s hour drive to the coast

Waves fell softly with a burst of blue

But all I saw was you

Water to your knees, turned to direct it towards me

Walked the coast, stopping to pick up your seashells

Talking of all things that ran our minds

Saving the world our own ways

Essays we’ve pushed til next sunday

I almost told you that day

But that’s too deep

Soon after you wanted to visit the city

It’s been awhile since you’ve seen the life of it

You point at a million gifts

Jewelry for your neck and your wrists

If I had the pockets I’d help you chose them

Passing people on the street with a smile for each

The best I saw were saved for me

Take me to all your favorite places I’ve never been

If it were another time we might have held hands

I’d love to go back to the coast again