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You may not remember
But I remember everything
Never allowing anyone to pollute the memories
Nostalgia rings in my ears
Strokes my lips
Peers deep into my eyes
Begs for me to remember you
And I do
I remember
That I may not have been needed
But I was wanted
If only for a little while
And I do
I remember
All the unsaid words held beneath suspended breath
And all the others that roared in passionate discord
I regret those verbal spars
Sometimes
And I remember
The warmth of your hands
When mine were always so cold
And I remember
How mine wouldn't fit with any other
I remember the first time I truly felt alive
And the last time, too
Five years ago
But over that now
I grew numb
Emotional anesthesia
But I shook myself awake
In time
Nostalgia sweeps over me
Like a summer wind
I knew that in the end
You would find your way
But I should have let you come
I remember
Yes
I remember you