Fossils
Finding traces of you everywhere I turn
Fossils left by the great flood of yearn
Pieces of conversations that we shared
Fragments of exploits that we dared
Like thirst in a desert, mine is colossal
Think I see an oasis, but it’s only a fossil
I thought I heard you call my name just the other night
Caught a vision of you in my memory’s sight
Remember that shopping trip where we played like models
I found those scarves today, like dinosaur fossils
Oh, and a memory popped up on my Facebook feed
I laughed so hard. I think I peed.
We were as tight as lips in brothels
Now all that’s left are memories like fossils
But I’m thankful for these little pieces of you
And for these fossils, even though they make me blue
They are evidence of your life and of our love
Like kisses sent down from heaven above