All I Have to Do is Close My Eyes

All I have to do is close my eyes

To see that smile

That smile that turned my heart inside-out

And gave it a reason to keep beating

The sun on the back of my neck

Feels soft and warm

Like her petite hand

As we’d walk along the hills for hours

If I listen carefully to the wind

I hear her laughter resonate throughout the valley

That annoying staccato laugh

So ridiculous

But like everything about her

So genuine

The wind carries the scent of honeysuckle

Her favorite

But something else

Smoke

Smoke from a fire

A fire took her from me many years ago

The taste of salt stings my tongue

Tears roll down my face

Stupid tears

Stupid fears

Shatter my fading memories

Of her

But

All I have to do is close my eyes.