you told me you loved me
a glow answering a glow
you said you would never forget
a touch answering a feel
the time we spent together
your lips answering mine
blurring what was real
and another grain of sand slipped through my fingertips
while i was waiting for you to return
but i remember our last words,
and through the broken promises and broken embraces,
there’s a glimmer of hope
of what was and what could be

i try to continue my life
with the knowledge that you’re lost to me
meloncholy smiles while brushing the tears
away; pretending they don’t exist;

turning the hourglass over
and i finger the lips you once kissed