Remember, Body ...

Body, remember not only how much you were loved,

not only the beds where you lay,

but also those desires for you,

shining clearly in eyes

and trembling in a voice—and some chance

obstacle thwarted them.

Now when everything is the past,

it almost looks as if you gave yourself

to those desires as well—how they shone—

remember—in the eyes that looked at you,

how they trembled for you in the voice—remember, body.