Embrace

I lie here
Thinking of you
And just let the nostaglia wash over me
Embracing all the smiling, laughing memories
Wincing with the bad and hurtful ones
I think of you
Perhaps doing the same thing
Or maybe propping up the bar
Being the funny man once again
Telling your stories
And a flicker or a glance of me
Blinds your view
But you swiftly sidestep it
So you don't feel this pain
I am embracing