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Memories
by
Heidi Yang
Despite the
fact you’re gone now, I still have the memories of
you
Memories of you and me
Memories of your voice, how you made me laugh, and
the places where we used to hang out haunt me,
It’s still kind of weird with you gone, because in
a way you’re still here
I don’t see you every day, or talk with you
constantly on the phone
Yet I know where you live, and I know I can
call you if I want to talk
But it’s not the same,
Every time I call you, all I get is your answering
machine
I haven’t talked to you for at least a couple of
months
Rachel wondered if you got evicted, I said no,
Why would you be?
Your answering machine still works, and I know it’s
your voice
But if you’re still here, then why don’t you return
my calls?
I assume it’s because you’re busy, or you are
eating dinner
I don’t like to consider the fact that you may have
forgotten me, or that you don’t care,
But I tell myself no, you care, and I'm sure you
have memories of me too
In fact I bet our memories are the same in some
places,
Yet it seems that’s the only thing we share
But in a way that’s good, because I know we
haven’t forgotten each other,
I know now that we remember each other through
these memories
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