A spring day: A taste of your kiss

A free verse poem of the day you found your way back into my head.

The warmer than usual breeze 

hits my nose, cheeks, and ears 

then I realize it:

The air 

it smells like your kisses

On a cool April day

The moment I walk outside

I can sense your lips again

The smell of your skin

You have found your way back 

into my mind

through my senses

the way you always have before.

I would not let you 

though for months

manipulate my consciousness

but now

this has become involuntary.

I scooted 

my body

just a little

closer to you

on the cement slab

overlooking our small town.

The small town that made us-

me believe

that we were the only pair

on this planet

able to feel that way

let me not entirely blame

the poor small town

you did your part too

you made me think

we were something

worth fighting for

worth my time

my precious time

my precious spring day

You made me believe that

we were something

indubitable.

Once again I taste

The taste of your strawberry bubblegum

and I feel

the softness of your narrow lips

We are exploring each others hands

with our fingertips

I have realized that this memory 

Is not an eerie one

It gives me hope

that maybe

If only for a minute

I will be able to feel that way again

with somebody that will steal my heart

as fast as you did.

What happened when there was no more left 

Of my heart

For them to steal?

I no longer felt the breeze

Of the spring air on my face

Or tasted strawberry bubblegum

Or was able to enjoy 

A pair soft lips on mine

I only had memories

I only cherished moments

That consisted of reminiscing

For not even a minute.

I was numb.

I am numb

Author's Note

ignore grammar errors. Free verse.