recuerdo

i dreamt of you last night.

how many stars in the universe, and
what the chance that we would cross
just once?

i wonder
if your body still knows my scent;
if riding in a subway car you remember
my kiss.

Time and space are fragile,
but you know that.
i ask myself if you ever feel them
lift,
as i do,

if you pause for a moment,
reaching hesitantly,
footsteps mired in the
sticky balm
of memory

08.19.06