Distant memory

It lasted the briefest of moments. The thought, that is. The thought that he hadn’t’ had forever. The thought that he couldn’t really remember the last time he had it. But tonight it came. Came from the depths, the bowls the cellar if his brain. It stepped, for the briefest of moments out of the shadows and into the light. For no good reason. But it had. It chose this moment to reveal itself. This moment to say, I know you been ignoring me forever but, you know what, I am still here. And you will acknowledge me. So standing in the dark bathroom, illuminated only by moonlight and the snow on the roof, he could not see his reflecting Nodded his head. Tilted every at so slightly downward. Amazed He hadn’t thought about her in years. If the light was on his reflection in the mirror would be smiling. It had been so long since he smiled like this.