Today

Today, I packed away your pictures.
And the way I folded away your smile
Felt like I was losing you for good

I took a walk to clear my head
And found something unexpected

I stepped out into the street
And the way the sun touched my shoulders
Seemed like your arms around me

I passed a candy shop
And the way the sugar scorched and browned
Became the precise shade of your hair

I lay down in the park
And the way the grass tickled me
Felt a little like your fingertips on my skin

I stayed and watched the setting sun
And the way it colored the sky a warm pink
Became the same soft color of your lips

You used to blush when I kissed you.
I saw that in the sunset, too.

Then I waited until the stars came out
And the way the they lit the night
Looked like your eyes when lit with a smile

I saw you in the world around me
And I even though your pictures were gone

I knew I'd lost nothing at all.