Brandy Wine
for M.S.

time to lie down with memories
of you and me

as time flees, as it fleets away
memories of us two remain

these I cherish, I savor
these deeds in a dish, I eat over again

cherries on stems still
I put in my mouth and pull

do you feel it too
when I eat us
when I eat
you


© Obediah Michael Smith, 2009
2:02 p.m. 01.11.09