she sang about loving a stranger

It will stay with me forever,
the song that she sang.
Her lyrics captured my soul as her voice
became captive in my head.

It created old emotion and revived his memory.

With the harmony
I realized I loved him,
With the melody
I longed to touch him.

I stumbled home intoxicated by reality.
It seemed like an eternity that she stayed alive.
In my head her words repeated and sang to me.

From that day forward he was real,
and for years was my only thought.

I continue to stumble
She continues to sing
And he is just a memory.