You're Not Him

You're not him

And I realize that
As I swim towards you
Laughing
I see your eyes
And remember him
The day we hung onto a lifeline
Staring at each other
Helpless
Water between us
Wondering how we'd got ourselves
into this mess

I could have told him then
And I could tell you now
That your whims and your ways
And your enigmatic smile
Cannot replace him
At least not for a while

The waves tried
But he would not let me down
We waited
He wanted
Us to be saved
But I was willing
To stay there with him
Till the end of the day

Now I know
That you are not him
Not your tongue, nor your lips
Nor the curve of your cheeks
Can never take his face
At least, I think,
not this week