Leave me a memory
for when you are gone.
A ray of sunshine
for the dark and cold nights,
a drop of water
when the day
will become a desert,
a flower
to brighten up dry fields
and stretches of brushwood,
a small stream
for the rainless seasons,
a smile
for my sad eyes
lifeless
desolate
lost.
Leave a memory
so that I can carry on loving
when love
is merely a memory.

July 20, 2020