it was nothing like i had expected
but of course not
it was less
less dramatic, less emotional, less draining
your car came to a halt
you casually leaned out of the window
"jump in"
as if we had just seen each other yesterday
two years came to feel like two days
and i was relieved
relieved to know that you are real
we didn't fight, we didn't cry
we were just us again for three breaths
i have missed you, my friend
it was the perfect end