as we fall

our time

there was that one day
where you grabbed my
hand

and said:

this is going to be our time.
i can
feel it

you got me so excited
that internally

i was screaming

but instead i just squeezed your hand
back

and smiled

i know, i said.
i feel it
too

the next day
we were back where we started
same as always

only i
was left with shattered dreams

and the ghost of a fingerprint
left on my hand.