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remember the moment
you fell asleep
on my shoulder

when you woke up
you said sorry

you had forgotten
you dozed off there

and when we got off
you forgot your bag too

you were busy
on your phone

I ran behind you

my tap on your shoulder
might have scared you

but it was only me
with the bag
you had missed

sometimes I think
it was not just the bag

I wanted that whole moment
to be repeated

just for a while

in my imagination
we were already something

daydreaming on a plane
was good
until it landed

everything was in the air

then suddenly
everything became clear

you said thank you

and somehow
we ended up booking
the same taxi

what happened to the app
I still don’t know

same driver
same hotel

your room
right opposite mine

we shared smiles
whenever we passed
in the corridor

then I saw you
at the pool

you looked beautiful
in your swimsuit

I knew
I couldn’t swim

but somehow
I thought
this was the right moment
to impress you

so I went in

almost drowned

became
a top class fool

you laughed

your newly made friends
laughed too

and I laughed
because what else
could I do

after that day
I never saw you again

if you are reading this poem

please know

I still cannot swim

all our meeting
might have been a whim

but sometimes
it still feels good
to remember it all

while eating
a fresh cone
of clotted ice cream