every night my heart breaks
as i lay this new day to rest
and with it,
this new her—
new
for a moment and gone
in an instant

i remember when it was us
and life moved through me
into her,
and the portal into other realms was
open
as synapses fired and gathered
her soul
and now—

she belongs to the world
as much as i do;
the trees,
the oceans,
the embers,
the wind—