Our Drawer
Contributed by
AJG
on
Friday, 18th August 2006 @ 08:04:31 PM in AEST
Topic:
oops
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I returned, again,
To the drawer where I keep us.
This time I opened it slowly,
As if trying to prevent a bird from escaping.
Just a crack was all it took.
The light warmed me instantly.
I smiled and closed my eyes,
Which, of course, made everything brighter.
I climbed into our drawer,
My limbs quivering as I pulled myself over the lip
Bringing me to the other side.
I didn�t fall in hard, but rather,
Parachuted.
You met me at the bottom with a smile.
�What kept you?�
We both knew why my visits were inconsistent,
But I still answered with some excuse.
Your smile was impervious to my weak reply.
�I can�t stay for long, I just needed to see you.�
I can�t remember what triggered my visit.
I wanted reassure her that it was a conscious decision.
More likely it was a melody, or a smell, or a colour.
Picking up right where we left off,
We spoke for what must have been hours.
Not that I felt time pass, but rather, I was overcome by so many
Moments of joy.
�I really should be getting back.�
My words echoed off the walls,
Getting louder with each acoustic bounce.
�I�m glad you came�, She said, reaching for my hand.
�Don�t be a stranger.�
We both laughed.
As expected, climbing back out
Of our drawer was a more difficult feat
Than first sliding in.
I reached the top,
Fighting every inch of the way up
not to look back down.
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