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The call came with quiet voice

The ending felt

"Is this goodbye?"


Talk and discuss and

Remember

Who they once were

Who they are

Who they will become


A decision, etched in the sand

Twisted fate said no

Perhaps

One day

We meet again


Perhaps

Too far apart

We drifted Like ships

Running quiet

In the channel


The future

Etched in wax

In dripping wings

In papers tossed to the wind

Of gasoline and vodka

Of green mountains

And empty plains


The past, a fond haze

Of repressed dreams and stolen moments

Impossible to forget


"I'll miss you"

He tried to say

The words just wouldn't come

He couldn't pull the foot from his mouth

Long enough to convey that

He was sorry and yet unapologetic


Is it arrogance that paves the way to callousness?

Or is it a desire to protect that clouds one's faculties


Either way

The final words

Left unspoken

Were of naught

But

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