Love Poem: I Remember Love
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Written by: Tjizake Karupa

I Remember Love

I remember love
I remember when stargazing existed in a partner’s eyes
I remember when we used to laugh and cry in each other’s presence 
I remember when the world belonged to us and the only opinions that mattered were our own.
I remember holding hands in the street and kissing in public
and cold nights at a street corner with my girl wearing my jacket

I remember love in its truest forms

Not the love of nowadays 
Not the love that’s reliant on monetary value
Not the love that’s all about the physical 
Not the love that’s depended on alcohol, weed and couple cuteness
and definitely not the love created to impress and grow a social media following

I remember love in its truest forms

And I miss it.

I miss waking up with the thought of someone and a smile on my lips
I miss looking into a woman’s eyes in the morning and knowing without a doubt that she is mine alone.
I miss taking long walks with no destination in mind just to spend time together
I miss having valentines’ picnics in the garage or behind the house sharing love in the only proper way 
Two ppl locked away from the rest in their own little world
I miss seeing the future and not being lonely in advance.
I remember love....
I remember it in its truest forms....
And I miss it.