break broke broken

remember how
we used to fall
in little puddles of love
in the midst of dancing
or prepping a chicken
for a recipe
your mother took thirty minutes
to explain to you

and do you remember when
your name would light up
my tiny Nokia phone
announcing your arrival
in your blue car which
would take us zooming
to the next available
film show
or be patient as we
spent hours deciding
where to eat
in the small suburb
home to me
maybe even to you

it seems as if
I'm going to be
sending you a lot more of these
"remember when's"
through the unspoken dimension
that has settled between
you and me

one that was patted
like a sand castle
teased by the salty balm
of the sea breeze
and the thrashing of
the waves alike
but still held strong
even as the moat would
fill up with the stinging
ocean water

whatever happened to
the untainted happiness
that our nineteen year old hearts
realised together

remember when.