Love Poem: I Remember Love Again
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Written by: DM Babbit

I Remember Love Again

I remember love
   it doesn't seem so long ago
   that it greeted me
   and went unrecognized at first.
It took me in its confidence
   and touched my very soul
   with unfamiliar needs and wants
   that tingled every fiber of my being.
I remember love
   it took my very breath away
   and pounded the heart beat in my breast
   with just a look, a simple touch.
It sapped me of all my strength
   stealing away all but its presence
   that breached the gap of self and other
   burning hot with unquenchable desires.
I remember love
   how its feelings and emotions rose
   in palpable touches and caresses
   satiated only by the one.
It remains a questioned wonder
   as to how and why it fades over time
   gets lost and pushed aside by the daily grind
   and gives in to lesser needs.
I remember love
   as if it were yesterday
   when two hearts held each other
   unconditionally bound as one.
It is the emptiness that follows I dislike
   the heartache, tears and loneliness
   that comes from its loss in forgetting
   the moments that gave it birth.