Let's Go Back

Let's go back, 

before the ice cream

melted in between your fingers, 

before the teaspoons 

were left dirty 

in the kitchen sink,

before the plants

you put in the soil

died in the winter,

before the boxed wine 

we drank in one sitting,

before the screaming

and crying in the shower,

before I pulled the Tower

and the damn thing fell

on your head,

before the written rhyme,

before time got bored 

and fucked off, 

before fantasies and lingerie,

before d-day,

before the witches burning,

before my soul left hurting,

before the ancients stopped talking,

before being left alone.

There were cups 

of tea to be shared,

there were lavender buds

to be picked,

there were slow dances 

in the hallway

while I sang in your ear,

there were odes of love

and honesty,

there were dreams

of getting married in Ireland

under a fairy tree

with the ribbons swishing

our wedding march.

But then there were fears

and then there were tears

and then,

nothing.