loose threads

i love that shirt
it ought to be no surprise
that you would wear it
to impress her on that
first evening's promenade
where likely i could share
in that precious moment too
-
an anniversary will soon arrive
a crystal night - both clear and sharp
a date, too precise to me
and much to my dismay
for i have yet to find the trick
to make the memory of could have been
absolutely go away