Do you ever still think of me? Do
I see you in every piece of stolen sunlight,
Thrown softly against the walls in the afternoons.
I had your laughter in every birds song,
And remember the smile that it brought me.
The smell of freshly mowed grass
Always takes me back to that summer-
The one with the inflatable pools
And the cheap cola ice lollies, the
Juice streaming down our wrists.
The one with the bike rides to nowhere
And the water fights in hot concrete floor,
The Ham sandwiches that your mum made
(She always said that they were made with love)
I remember your dog splashing in the pool
With us, his claws squeaking against the rubber.
I still remember your black &white kitchen floor.
Is that chip still there from when I smashed that plate?
Is the hole in your heart
I always think of you on your birthday,
April 6th, ten days before mine.
You always bragged about being older.
I remember your old room,
The grey blanket that we shared and
All the movies that we watched.
You told me that your favourite song was âgirl on fireâ
That was when we were eight. I wonder what it is now.
I wonder if you ever think of me.
I saw you in the supermarket last year.
It was like seeing a ghost.
Did you know that itâs been nine years since we spoke last?
You still have the same smile, by the way,
Although itâs not for me anymore.
Your eyes drifted past me in the cereal isle,
Not an inch of recognition on your face.
You looked like a memory, not a person.
I hope you learnt to be a person again.
Sometimes I think that I hate you
When you promised that youâd
Call and that youâd write, and that weâd sleep over still
After you left. But you never did.
You never even answered me.
You promised youâd stay in contact.
Forever, you said. Do you remember?
Because I do. I donât think I could forget.
Part of my soul is made up from you,
The way you taught me to tie knots
And how to crack open bottles with your teeth,
How to bite ice cream without toothache,
How to make chains with the daisies in my garden.
I see you everywhere. In everything.
I donât really hate you.
You know that, donât you?
I miss you. Thatâs the truth. Sometimes,
I miss you so bad that it hurts, and I think that
Im sorry, for what itâs worth.
I just hope that one day youâll forgive me