Imperfect or Perfect Recall
The movie plays in my head
loops and streams
again and again
Truthfully though…
I don’t recall the plot
not even the title
nor who starred or co-starred
What I recall?
Your body molding
to the contour of mine
The lights of
The LED TV
our only brightness
not a word spoken
not a word needed
simplicity-seeded silence
~ ~ ~
Funny the things I recall
or not
I don’t recall
to takes my meds
the gooey byproduct of me
wheezing and wrenching
through coughing
from my throat
I can’t recall the ice cream
flavor my daughter asks me
to order while dashing
to the Graeter’s restroom
(s’mores not cookies and cream)
Seems I can’t recall
passwords and numbers
when I need them most
But our molded forms
the couch where we sat
light disguised as darkness
the knowledge
that we watched
that movie together
Imperfect or perfect perhaps
I recall
I recall
I recall
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You recall the best perfection: “Your body molding
to the contour of mine/The lights of/The LED TV/our only brightness/not a word spoken/not a word needed/simplicity-seeded silence
Absolutely love this!!!!!
For better or worse, I too recall.
This is a wonderful write, Lee. I love the way this line carries us through what follows:
“not a word spoken
not a word needed
simplicity-seeded silence”
Yes !!!
and again !
“not a word spoken
not a word needed
simplicity-seeded silence”
This version contains extensive revisions and corrections:
The movie plays in my head
loops and streams
again and again
Truthfully though….
I don’t recall the plot
not even the title
nor who starred or co-starred
What I recall?
Your body molding
to the contour of mine
the lights of
the LED TV
our only brightness
not a word spoken
nor a word needed
simplicity-seeded silence
~ ~ ~
Funny the things I recall
or not
~ ~ ~
I don’t recall to take
my meds for the gooey
byproduct that wheezes and wrenches from my throat
the ice cream flavor my daughter asks me to order while dashing
to the Graeter’s restroom
(s’mores not cookies and cream)
I can’t recall my cyber
world passwords
and numbers when I need
to unlock their secrets most
But our molded forms
warming the couch
where we sat light
disguised as darkness
the knowledge that
we watched a movie
together Imperfect
or perfect perhaps
I recall
I recall
I recall
Really, this is the final version. I apologize for my sloppy editing:
The movie plays in my head
loops and streams
again and again
Truthfully though….
I don’t recall the plot
not even the title
nor who starred or co-starred
What I recall?
Your body molding
to the contour of mine
the lights of
the LED TV
our only brightness
not a word spoken
nor a word needed
simplicity-seeded silence
~ ~ ~
Funny the things I recall
or not
~ ~ ~
I don’t recall to take
my meds for the gooey
byproduct that wheezes
and wrenches from my throat
the ice cream flavor my daughter
asks me to order while dashing
to the Graeter’s restroom
(s’mores not cookies and cream)
I can’t recall my cyber
world passwords
and numbers when I need
to unlock their secrets most
But our molded forms
warming the couch
where we sat light
disguised as darkness
the knowledge that
we watched a movie
together Imperfect
or perfect perhaps
I recall
I recall
I recall
All the versions of this are wonderful, tender and honest. Nice one, buddy.