A simplistic greeting cannot leave my lips,
As if a card has been pried open,
With no words printed upon the blank space.
Silence passes by.

Our eyes meet for a moment.
Time itself begins to slow to a stop.
The breath I'm holding releases itself,
As these feelings ignite my empty soul.

Pain enters my heart,
Aching it with the unpleasant flashbacks.
The warm hugs and the tender smiles,
Are nothing more than a forgotten memory.

My gaze flickers towards the ground,
The earth begins to move again.
No words need to be spoken,
As we become strangers once more.