(I wonder
do you
could you
would you
won't you
remember the little girl
who adores you like
nobody else in the world?
I guess so
thought so
wish so
pray so
hope so
but then,
she wouldn't know
because all you did
was look at her,
gave her a nod,
then, you casually
went on your way.
Do you still have
her book
her compositions
her letter
her message of love in code?
Well, yes
Um, maybe...
Hell, no!
But who cares to know?
Not you,
not me,
not even the whole wide world, you see.
For to this little girl
all of these
are just passing thoughts,
time standing still,
a moment in time,
held beaths,
skipped heartbeats,
a sneeze that didn't came.)
Yes, you do get stunned
when a ghost from the past
hauntingly glides by.
(January 4, 1999)