3-27 The Hands Remember When

when we love,
we love completely,
do we not?

the difference between us,
though, is you are in love,
and today I am not,
today I am watching you
fall in love, and I notice,
the difference between us,
and I think about

you. the other. and the before.

I was taught to love,
without,
touching,
you.

How is that any different
than love? I have re-learned how
to love, I think, but it
is easier for me to love from afar,
as I was taught. But,

you are not afraid
to touch, not today,
today, you are,
falling
for
him.

This makes me happy.
makes me hurt.
I think of,

you,  the other, and the before.

I miss them. I miss them more than I say.
I keep hoping. I'd get a chance, one day,
to find out, what it like to not miss them.
this makes me happy.

makes me hurt. I want them
to be brave like you,
are being brave, silly like you,
are being silly, but

the difference between us today,
is you are in love today,
and I am not, but,

the hands remember when