this love that was
went,
quiet, unnoticed.
legs pushing down,
ahead, always ahead,
rain-faced and salt shed.
wheels,
and wheels,
and wheels.
always there,
you
and i
and all that never was,
and i a fool.
i miss that fall.
my autumn heart,
my long road.
this is the beat
of a track run to twilight.
the thudding heart.
the lurching breath.
the finish line a flinch.