shaded frost

there are those who have gone away
for one reason or another,
but they
are kept
in the back of your mind
they
are kept safe
as you remembered them
they
are kept secure
just they way they were
until the photograph fades
and their image distorts
and time does wonders
on what is remembered
once their face is gone,
only the feelings remain
intact
you recall what they meant
to you,
how they had your heart for
that time
how they kept you
and now you are trying
to keep them
but the memories fade
and the tighter
you grasp at them,
the farther away
they go
a memory of a memory,
frosted and dim
it makes you want to clean
the surface
so you can better see them
clearly again
but maybe their memories hold firm
and they remember you better
than you do them
and you can only hope what
they have of you
isn't so dim