there was a time when every woman i saw  
wore your face 
i remember how your eyes and hair  
would turn a light shade of brown  
in dim light 

there was a time when the sound of your voice  
would start my heart beating faster 
i remember  
you had a beautiful voice 

there was a time when your scent  
lingering in my sheets 
would drive me crazy with desire 
i remember you once said  
your shampoo smelled like strawberries 

there was a time when i sought every way 
to touch you 
i remember warmth  
where we touched 
your leg entwined with mine 
there was a time when your merest touch 
would turn me into a slavering mindless 
puppy 

there was a time when you and my best friend started dating 
i remember pain and tears 

there was a time i cried so hard 
i got tears and snot all over my favorite shirt 
but we won't get into that 

i remember how you looked in the half-light 
i remember how it felt to hold you 
i remember the smell of your hair 

there was a time when I would have felt pain or anger or sadness 
at the thought of you 
there was a time when i could remember  
how it felt to remember all this 

i remember it all  
like something that happened to somebody else 
like something i read in a book  
once  
somewhere 

-Cyclops