I have kept every letter that you wrote.

I must confess,

I read them from time to time.

My heart swells

As I remember well

Your words even before

The papers unfold.

I grasp them as if they are you,

And hold them to my breast.

It is as though

Doing so might bring you back.

My tears flow.

How I wish you

Had known

How deeply my love was returned.