Lost Moments Poem by Pauline McVicar

My chance, our dance. The smell of your hair.
One night, just right. Only us there.
Two people, no music. Darkness all around.
Lights are bright, hands held tight. We cant hear a sound.
The rain pours and doors close. Yet still we dance.
Slow steps, quick breath. This is our last chance.

I stand up, I step back. Your smile so sweet.
Outside the sun shines on the bustling street.
One room, you’re gone too soon. My teeth clench in pain.
My prayer, that this chair you’ll never use again.
The time is now, tell us how, we can lose someone so dear.
Goodbye then, my friend. I’ll always have you near.
My heart’s in a million parts. But you’re no longer sick.
Never gone. You will live on. Now for the last click.

I remember our dance that rain soaked night.
The taste of your lips in the moonlight.
Lost moments I’ll miss but never forget.
I’ll see you again soon, my friend but not yet.