moments lapsed in time
a solid image of the windowpane
covered in rain
the smell of it rolling off of your skin
beneath my fingertips
as i tried to memorize the feel of you
counting the seconds between your heart beats
your life blood
beating against my cheek

wondering
when

i was going to see you again

when you would come storming back into
my town
my life
again

i never had you for more than a minute.
so every second had to be savored
trapped forever between the pages of my memories

snapshots hidden behind retinas

so i would always have you,
even when you were never there.

you are so imprinted on me
i could probably sketch you
with my eyes closed.