I want to remember every minute
like they were snapshots placed
lovingly on the pages of an old album
so they become worn by thumbs
turning the pages,
faded by sunlight from sitting out
so long on the coffee table
I want to remember every breath
the ones that I missed
when you kissed me
the ones that fell away
when you looked into my eyes
the ones that perched on my lips
when you held my hand
I want to remember every word
every look, every feeling
because in the shortest heartbeat
I looked in the mirror and saw
someone I had never met before.
she was new, smiling and full of wonder
and I want to remember her
most of all
~
leigh-anne fraser
lei fraser 