When I remember You

"Where You Begin"
In the quiet between heartbeats,
I find your name—
not spoken, not written,
just breathing in my chest.

Your laughter is a candle
that remembers how to burn
even in the rain,
and I—
I am the match that keeps returning.

The world turns,
and all its noise becomes water,
but when you look at me,
the ripples still.

If I ever forget myself,
I will remember you—
and in remembering you,
I will find where I begin.    
                                         ~AISHMEEN