It is a love story
the old fashioned kind
the complexity of wanting all of you
but letting go when needed
paring it down to the basic elements
of shape and color
a necessary change in approach
to render the feeling right
and I love you
so I draw a simple line
one that continues to your page
and bursts forth in a thousand shapes and colors
that light up your face
enough perhaps small joy
just to know you smile
think of me then
I draw up my brush
to paint something new
I will always be here
even when you fade from view
I carry your memory
and the hope of some other life
where I can touch you as my own

-Corby