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Orchids
I know you're leaving soon
For reasons I'll never understand
I can't ask you to stay, even though I want to
But I can, and will, always remember you
Wandering through the park
In the cold wind and fading light of early December
The look of near joy on your face
When you found your orchids under the glass
The nerves of that first kiss
In that dark parking garage
The burn of your menthols that came with it
And all the kisses that came after
Your body pressed against mine
For hours in dark theaters
Your sweet scent engulfing me
Giving me the feeling I might finally be home
Ringing in a new year together
Having all the hope in the world
That it would be better
Than the one that came before
You may be gone now
And you may never come back
But somehow, some way
You'll always be here.
