the imprint of her lips

she used to
kiss her lips
upon
a sheet of clean
white paper,
leaving the imprint
of lipstick
with her name,
and the word
love above
it.
that's how she would
leave
your house,
going home.
that's what
you remember
most, little else
remains.
not a shoe, or
stitch,
or brush left
on the counter,
not even
a picture of
you and her
together, just
the imprint of
her lips.