nothing to forget

Like dust flecks catching the light You get a glimpse - Her beauty flickers, A smile here and there And a papery voice accompanied with a soft touch to the cheek… A question. “What's your name, young lady?” She’s Grace, Like the flower, Early rising in the morning to kiss the dawning sun But never around long enough to say goodbye. So you hold on Carefully Till day turns to dust You have her, in this moment She is yours To remember, Like a candle fluttering in a night's breeze You squint hard to see Her slowly fading light, A ghostly look up and down And white eyes that stare down your spine with a raspy breath… A window In my mind she lives as a memory, I know She’s gone Like the cloud That i once saw the future in her shapes But now all she brings is rain - You love the rain But you weigh with water Burdened, Till wind comes And in the sad sunshine you’ll remember: She had nothing To forget.