Poems of the Deep Dark Heart

Slipping Away

I watched you walk away, never looking back,

I watched you take a step away from me,

I watched your tall and slender figure move,

And remembered all the times before,

When I didn’t watch you go but watched you,

Furrowing your brows, pretending to be brooding,

Your face scrunched up, looking really cute,

I smiled secretly, just in my mind;

A smile that slowly crept into my face,

Tugging at the corners of my lips,

Until I can’t help letting out a chuckle,

Short and constrained.

You raised one brow at me, questioning,

But I just smiled and shook my head, flustered.

Here, looking back, I’ve grown to miss those times,

With not a smile but a sigh, knowing things changed,

And it won’t be the same anymore.

Not anymore.

November 17, 2011 – Inspired by the distance from a friend