Half-Remembered Dream

Maybe I have always known you

You seem familiar

As if from a half-remembered dream

I have seen glimpses of you in my sleep

You have always been there in my life

Without really being there

You were always around somehow

And I didn’t know it back then

I couldn’t tell what it was

I thought it was just my wishful thinking

You were there with me that Saturday evening

When I was far away from home

I was washing my clothes

Saturday was laundry day

The almost broken washing machine

The soothingly sweet fragrance of fabric softener

The pink evening sky and gentle breeze

I was listening to the songs you like

But, I didn’t even know you back then

Yet, you were somehow there

You met me in my solitude

When my heart felt light

When I was healing

When I was finding happiness again

I was lonely, and I was not

I was learning to love myself

And my heart wished for you

But, I wasn’t aware

Those quiet afternoons

When I walked back alone after classes

When I learned to be kind to myself

You were there next to me somehow

And you weren’t aware

Maybe you felt my presence too

Wherever you were

Maybe you did not

I can’t really tell

But I hope you did

Even if it was fleeting

Even if you couldn’t understand it

I hope I was there with you somehow

In moments you needed me.

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