Do You Remember Last December? Poem by Caroline S. P. Keller

I feel teardrops gently rolling down
As if it’s the only feeling I have ever found
It’s taking me away
Just for today

I tried to build my wall
And I tried to build it tall
It was supposed to be as strong as bricks
But it turned out to be as weak as sticks

Now all I hear is you humming
In the back of my mind
That sweet song you once sang to me
That filled me with glee


What happened to you?
You’re not the same
You’ve become new
And have forgotten my name

What happened to the past?
What happened to our past?
Do you still remember?
That time we had last December?

Do you remember the night breeze?
The same night when you said “please”
You’re the one that told me
That music was the key

You made me stronger
And filled my hunger
I felt so lonely
But you held me knowingly

I felt so warm
And my feelings started to swarm
With your arms around me
You were the only person I wanted to see

We shared everything
We shared the music
We shared the love
You kissed me gently like a soft feathered dove

We parted for some time
And you left me with one rhyme
You told me that you loved me
But thought we could never be

So now all I can remember
Is that one time in December
That left me with teardrops
And made my heart completely stop

Yet I can still hear your hum
When you were banging your drum
Oh the music I do remember
That one time last December


© (10/29/11)