i hope you know that i still look for you
when the sky is clear and orion shines through
when the sun rises a little earlier than normal
and makes the dew sparkler like glitter on
your fingertips from touching a birthday card
or your cousins craft from kindergarten.
i hope you know i still look for you
as the water rushed through the sink
and over my hands as if it were nothing more
than a mere second of blissful existence.
a moment, frozen in time, as i meet my own gaze
in the mirror before me.
i hope you know i still look for you
when all else fails --you always knew what to
do after all-- and as the world burns at
my fingertips, the thought of you idles
in my mind and the taste of your lips,
as sweet as caramel apples, lingers on my tongue.
i hope you know i still look for you
when the day is dying in the west
and as the sun sets just out of few,
i turn away from the window and shut the drapes
for although i look, there is nothing to be found.