That Place I Loved

I remember a time

When you looked at me and smiled

When you would lose yourself in me

When we were so in love

We could not stop saying it

Now after a long time

Of dreaming and praying for things to change

It seems we are headed back

To that place I loved

I imagine warm embraces

Your fingers on my skin

Your lips pressing against mine

And most of all

I pray for forgiveness

For all that I have done

For the first time in years

It seems possible

And I can stop crying long enough

To notice the present

Instead of focusing on the past

I hope it lasts