Worth Keeping

I put us in sequential order
so I could remember on a dime
How I felt, how I smiled
How I needed you..
Once upon a time:

So
I walked away with
A few bruises.
After all goodbyes.
And last touches felt
And last eyes wept
When all unsaid words
Were finally said.
Broken or not
I'd keep you.
I'd fix you.
If you'd only let me try
So I cried.
As if it would help .
As if it meant more
Remembering
All the times
I would really miss you.
Afterall, I loved you.
Would that be enough for
You to turn the car around
Waiting at the door...
You did not come back.
I thought if I kissed you
You'd miss me
A little bit more
How naive of me to think so.
So with all the consolation
I could get from my own heart
Getting your attention
If we spent some time apart
Never once thinking
It could be for always.
Wishing you could see
Before you let me go
That something you're needing.
That something worth keeping.
But you did not come back.
I've laughed a million times
With you
Plus one.
For the road.
Try not to forget me..
But I bet-
You will.
You should have held me longer
And you know it.
The blank spaces
With wishful faces
Catching one last glimpse
Of the man
I thought I knew
You always made it so easy...
But with tearfilled eyes
I could smile about you.