memory

if we have memory
after
this is what I shall hold forever
this intimacy:
the earth
my fingers in her flesh
my toes
in her soft, green hair
my love in every feather
my heart in every seed

my first lover
my mothers' mother
my best, most constant friend
I shall give back everything I have taken
I've been paying as I go
I shall repay each loan
each gift but this
memory


by Sara, copyright 2001, all rights reserved