"The hardest part was not--
Inevitable goodbyes seep
through the cracks
of our fingers
Curling up and around
your face
loopsy, drunk eyes
half a smile
of tormented seams
ripping our fingers
apart
--to fall in love with
you."

I failed.
So did she.

Now all we have are
words
that don't build a
bridge
to walk across the
waves.
that fold under another
and another and another