Forever

The smile that caught my eye
The one word that I heard
The moment when our paths crossed

Wish I could capture that moment,
Capture somewhere in the space of my mind
So I could see the smile time and again
Wish I could record that word,
Record in the back of mind
So I could hear it when I liked
Wish I could pause that moment,
Pause for as long as I liked

But that moment's gone
The smile has faded into time
The voice can hardly be heard
The distance is too much to tell

But I wish that moment to be back
The smile to stay for a lifetime
The words to be heard as I hear my breath
The gap to vanish into space...