Remember

That smile,

That giggle,

The way you brought your fists

To your face

In that desperate need to bite something

Because the excitement was too much,

I remember that feeling.

The way your body releases helium

From your toes to your brain,

Like you'll up and float away,

I remember that feeling.

The way the muscles in your cheeks

Are attached to hands in the sky

By two small strings,

Like a puppet that pulls

At the corners of your lips,

Even at times that make no sense,

Just because you thought

Of that thing that you love

More than this moment

That you are in,

I remember that feeling.

Seeing you go through

This phase of love,

The kind that shines a light

Through your eyes,

The kind that brings a smile to strangers

In your presence,

And they don't understand why,

Seeing you live

Through true joy

For the first time in your life,

And remembering how that

Was how I felt

When I first found you,

That is a feeling I will remember

Long after the puppets

Drop their strings,

Long after the helium runs dry,

That is a feeling I will remember

Every time you come home

With a smile I could not create

No matter how hard I tried.