[kawr-ner-stohn]

Noun: something that is essential, indispensable, or of prime importance.

Remember when we’d lay on our backs outside my balcony?
We’d stare up into the unexplored and count the birds.
We made a bet to see who could count the most while we were apart.
But we’d always only count one…
We’d say “that is it…that is our ONE”.
We always craved unity.

I will never be your cornerstone.

Remember when we investigated the frogs?
We quietly tip-toed down my stairs
along the slippery, wet sidewalk.
We found the noise, we found our melody.
We hunched down in front of that tree. (Remember how gorgeous that tree was?)
And we found what seemed like a million singing frogs.
We tried our best to talk to them but really we were just talking to each other.
Laughing with our fingers interlaced.
We always thrived on communication.

I will never be your cornerstone.

Remember when we woke up really early before our 8 o’clock class?
It was cold outside but the sunrise was beautiful. (We were beautiful together)
We drank our coffee and went on “THE” drive.
We sang along with the happiness, we danced along with the comfort, and I willingly jumped deeper in love with you. (thank you Greg Laswell.)
We had had done so much, seen so many things, felt so many emotions.
We always challenged our extremities.

I will never by your cornerstone.

Remember that fight?
How it went from bad to awful in less than 19 seconds?
Remember the broken class on your body?
The shattered plans of our future in my eyes?
Broken toes.
Broken wrists.
Broken hearts.
Broken lives.
We always brought out the worst in each other.

I will never be your cornerstone.

Remember me/you at my/your best.
Remember us at our peak.
Remember my “in this moment” spiels.
Remember our laughter.
Remember our jokes.
Remember our happiness.
Remember.
Remember.

It’s been so long since I’ve seen you or talked to you that I’m having difficulty remembering anything for myself. So please, remember all of this for me because I can’t even remember what your voice sounds like, what your face looks like, or what our love felt like. I can’t remember you and it hurts more than what I would assume remembering you would feel like.

Remember you.
Remember me.
Remember us.

You will never be my cornerstone.