In Loving Memory

I’ll remember every inch of you

And how you made me feel.

Your chicken legs,

Your wrinkly balls.

Cold skin like jellied eel.

I’ll remember how you looked at me

And every snide remark.

My greying hair,

My mid-life hips.

Undressing in the dark.

I’ll remember all the rules you made

And every tut and frown.

Your lists, your laws,

Your timetables.

Meals in front of Countdown.

I’ll remember when we said our vows

And how young I was at heart.

My auburn hair,

My dirty laugh.

A hopeful, naïve start.

I’ll remember every inch of you

And every foot of earth.

My blistered hands,

My nervous laugh.

A rose bush. A rebirth.