Summer, 2017

i felt you once
in the heat of summer
your bones and brain
almost a part of me
Intertwined, enmeshed, infused
Extended.
i couldn't see
where i left off and you began
as we breathed the same air
inhale, exhale.

We spent hours together
endless conversation
words that never stopped
Filling up the space between us
Spilling over to the next day
And the next
Underneath dim streetlights
On a sidewalk bench
In front of a taco truck
Talking about everything
and nothing alike.

It's cold now.

Those nights are long gone
Expectations no more
Anger to sadness to disappointment
As if promises no longer mattered
Thrown into the wind like empty
pieces of what used to be
Mourning the loss
Of connection
Once friendship
No longer a part of me.

As a lonely bench sits
Underneath a dim streetlight
Dreaming of days past

1 march 2018