“Thank you”
The words hung heavily in the air
The wind is filled with wordless wishes
Conversation is scarce
Your gratitude tore me apart
We stood in a moment of pain
Sheathed in the colours of sunset
I wished that I could bear your
Tears in my eyes and
Carry your misery in my heart
But you had to leave here and now
I wanted to say something
Something simple and foolish
Like wanting this love a little longer
Maybe for a lifetime too
Though time is fleeting, shy and modest
I wanted to share it with you.
Perhaps this was nothing
But a beautiful delusion or dream
And I didn’t want to taint it
With the reality that was far too unkind
By opening my mourning eyes
And looking at
Your precious gem-like face
Now as fragile as glass, guilt lingering;
Remorse scarring its serenity.
This moment felt like a forged memory
And you seemed like a known stranger
As you turned your back toward
Me and left with a feeble
“Sorry.”
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