In Memory

I thought i heard you say my name,
but it was just an echo of a memory.
I thought i saw your smile again,
thought i saw your slender fingers
dancing gracefully across piano keys.
For the longest time, darling,
I truly believed that i missed you,
and only you.
But now i realize that what i miss
is the quiet, unobtrusive way you had
of working your way into every thought i had.
I think i heard you say my name,
do you remember?
I know nothing will change- this time, you don't listen-
but when i think of you, tall and proud,
your voice and your laugh faded in my memory,
singing Summertime along with me.
It's just another hopeless echo
of a fragile memory.
My dear, you're fading away...