in the shadows

between two still standing
for what seems like forever
a time was when they
aren't here anymore
and that's what this feels

on top of a pile
of those so many
memories
lasting forever seems
so long in the flesh
never long enough
when they're just
memories

of everyday I fall
into it with visions
of happiness and less than that
we were, too often
and maybe that's why we are
now standing
at arms length
on this pile
of nothing more than
memories