I remember... 

When it was me 
who heard those
breathy comments 
about hair 
so soft 
and lips ... so kissable 
when your breath
caught 
again...and again 
and yes ... 
life took a different 
turn 
than planned and
tears laid bricks
of fear 
and walls grew tall 
around this heart 
and you
tired of the fight 
walked away 
although 
still 
your boots were
at the door 
your coat hung on 
the chair
like your words 
still clinging 
to my skin
rise from
letters wrapped
in grey satin ribbon
spread across
my lap
and again 
the breath catches 
mine
and the heart 
thumps 
mine 
and the tears 
fall and splash 
onto your pipe 
now in my hand 
still warm 
with memories 
filling me with 
the scent of 
then 
though empty now 
like me 

Yes, I remember 
when you think
I don't 
how those words 
were once 
for me