Heartless thief

Time is a heartless thief

leaving gaping holes in my

memory

as it takes you away from me.

The sound of your voice us

already gone,

as is the light in your 

laughter,

but sometimes

I still manage to feel your

touch

if I fall into the embrace of

the others just right,

and for a moment...it is

everything,

even though 

it heals

absolutely nothing.

~Samuel Decker Thompson