I'll remember you now
before I forget how
the cadence of your speech
your smile being full of teeth

we gave each other scars
and played outside for hours
learnt in the dining room
the phases of the moon

I wish we'd had more time
before we both said goodbye

our footprints in the sand
our voices on the wind
are slowly fading away

we went barefoot in the streets
children of the heat
ran out of tennis balls
to lose over the walls
couldn't dodge the cane at school
or tread water in the pool

I'm sorry I had to leave
I didn't want to leave

our footprints in the sand
our voices on the wind
slowly fading away

Barefoot

Vish