one fleeting encounter, it lasted
a lifetime.
at the back of our heads, were
inner demons swayed by
fate.
you smiled, our souls kissed
under the rain.
i felt you.
for a moment, i felt you
there.

**then the world moved on.

you are here and i am glad.
staring at you now, all i
could feel is love.

beyond those quiet words,
that make-believe hug, i want
to say i miss you.

one, two, three. . .
the sinking sun wakes me up.
that pale light,

**it pains me.