hopes

in hopes that you remember
 me
I've drawn your name -
a safety pin carving
on an eroded rock
that surfaced
 from the sea

maybe you'll
  remember me

 in hopes that you
still dream my name
even though
nothing's the same

I've printed your name
next to the shore
where sand crabs dance,
and search for more

in hopes that
 you
   remember me
I'm waiting here
alone, off shore
leaning up
against my door
I wait, I wait
for the phone to ring,
a single knock,
a simple note,
a sos from a boat.

in hopes
  that you
    remember
       me