I remember the day began very warm for the month of November. It was a Saturday and you came to pick me up. I remember you had a big day planned for us and that you wouldn't tell me what it was - I felt like a little kid. I remember we went to see The Polar Express and then I ran home to get a heavier coat because it had gotten so cold. I remember you driving on the Garden State Parkway and I couldn't figure out what you were doing. We laughed and held hands the entire ride. I remember you made me close my eyes and when I did you told me not to peak. When you told me to open my eyes the light show at the PNC Arts Center was in front of us. You wanted me to see the miracles of the lights. Remember how you were teaching me to believe in the magic of Christmas again? I had been so broken and battered when I met you and now as our friendship goes through some sort of transition and we are both trying to figure out our lives...these are the memories that keep me safe. Ones so beautiful I am afraid they will break if I try to touch them. There are so many of them. The snow storms, the rainy days, the quiet times when we'd head out in the worst of weather to food shop, the comfort of a nap on a rainy Saturday... those times long since gone. My Soul cries out for one more moment of perfect peace with you.. You saved me once...I hope now we can save each other less let a beautiful friendship die. |