Love Poem for a Dead Man

I return to the scene of the accident
the way a thief returns
to the scene of the crime
looking for something
he may have left behind

the way a detective returns
to the scene of the crime
looking for answers

the way the witnesses return
to the scene of the crime
to refresh their memories.

I return each day to the scene of the accident
as though I am returning
to the scene of a crime

not knowing what it was
that I stole from you
and not being able
to return it.