Remember Us Poem by Stella Sisanda Qishi

Dear Lover

Remember the time you courted me?
The late phone calls,
Seductive message,
The tenderness of your voice
And how gingerly your hands reached out for me?
Remember?
Remember how you swore with everything you hold dear
That no tear of mine
Shall trickle down my face on your account?
You said you knew what you wanted
And that was poor me
Remember how I kept telling you
About the fragile state of my heart?
Remember?
You promised to never inflict any more pain
But bring bliss into my life.
I know tears of joy
That they don't break one's heart.
I'm left bamboozled...
You claim to adore me
Though your actions don't reciprocate
Your sweet utterances.
I'm starting to believe that I'm the only one in love
Or am I infatuated with the idea of being in love?
O, how it hurts to romance an unresponsive wall!
Remember us,
Won't you remember us?