When I Remember You

You are the air (my air)
that I feel, invisibly. And the oxygen
that I breathe(, my oxygen).

You are the letter (—never sent—)
I have written with invisible ink. And
the song I have sung inaudibl(y)e (loud)

to the world. Only you and I
could have heard, or read
or breathed—

each other’s air and oxygen,
and (vanishing) love letters,
and (lyric-less) melodies.

Oh, dear, the world is untouched
when I remember you. And
(oh, dear), the world remained untouched

when I forgot (you),
and when you forgot (me),
and when we forgot (us).