Lingering
You brush over my mind,
Like a light feather on my skin.
I see your melting eyes,
And your voice seems to sing.
I’ve moved on and love all,
That I’ve achieved and who I am,
But here you are once more,
On my mind again.
Here you are once more,
Like an image flickering by.
You’re reachable with effort,
Like a balloon that’s flown high.
Yet the time and space apart,
Makes it like a dream.
Intangible and almost forbidden,
Something that could’ve been.
How can it be so long?
We’ve both grown and moved on.
Yet I don’t need to ask,
To know I’m not your past.
We will always be connected,
Even when far apart,
An invisible link protected,
A speckle stuck on the heart.
By Jody Dontje
The Nature of Writing and Education 