Memory

You’re the dream I can’t remember
the memory that’s almost lost
the friend I left behind
a perchance missed at what cost

you’re the thought that just escapes me
the wish I nearly had
the half-remembered smell of summer
a longing I’ve always had

the flashbacks are stark and bright
though details are faded and lost
it was my chance to say the one thing
the truth, if said then, at so little cost.