I would like you to miss me
I don’t wish you sorrow
Or unbearable grief
Or despair
Only that you keep a special place
Away from anything mundane
A sacred spot
Where time and schedule
Have no hold
An island in your heart
That sand and water
Can’t erase
Nor years erode
And ceaseless current
Of all that living life requires
Must stop
And eddy there a while
Swirling memories

Sara Mathews     January 2018