{ Little Letters }

It only took four sentences--

Seventy-nine words--

And in a moment I was reminded

Of how very much

I miss you.

And it only took twenty seconds for me to skim the lines

You had scratched out

Telling me you are still there--

Still digging your toes into the moist soil of an old continent--

Still that person I remember from the hazy yesterdays

Of our younger years.

And I only had to glance at the name on the letter

Before my heart

Leapt against my ribcage--

And my mouth

Drew back to reveal a girlish smile--

And my eyes

Glowed with a gentle warmth--

Because that

Is who you are.

That is who we are.

And that is why,

After all these years,

I can still say

I love you

And mean it.