You and I

An exercise Clark gave me: write a poem without cliches and abstractions :)

You And I

I light a candle and in its flutter

open envelopes,

each one holds a piece of your past

I make old stories fly.

A child's ringlets
bounce in a mirror
new shoes skip
ten to two
eleven
three

Braces glimmer 
lispered giggles behind cycle sheds
two-toned boy, raspy audacity

Lip-gloss, eye-liner, braided hair
strapless dress, stilettos
brisk kisses in low-lit alleys.

Recorded memories

for your eager ears

And in the last slight glow
           snuffed out
I see your freedom dance.

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July 2017,
Copyright Darren White