From afar I've memorized
bits and pieces of you.

How you limp when you stand on your leg too long, but have too much pride to sit and rest.

From afar I've memorized
your eyes, and how they change.

Like when you're upset and they glaze over, or when you glance at me, how they soften just a little.

From afar I've memorized
your likes and dislikes.

How your mood changes when you talk to your mom, and lifts back up when you go for a drive.

From afar I've memorized
everything that makes you,

*you.