One Last Goodbye

Sauntering through empty streets,

My confidante lost along the way,

Boarded windows watching me like

Hollow chimeras.

With every step I take, the silence

Encroaches ever closer upon me,

My partner’s blissful words reverberating

In the back of my mind like silent

Whispers.

Vacant buildings, garnished in dust

My only vista,

My footfalls the only sound;

I cannot recall when or where or how

I lost my kindred soul:

Not a face, a smile, a caress, a laugh

Can I recollect, just darkness;

Just a burning hole in my heart that

My friend used to occupy.

As I sulk deeper into my loneliness,

I notice there are buildings no longer,

But rather I stand at a crossroads:

My heavy soul still unable to decide,

I continue to stare at the blank guidepost,

Willing an answer from the quietude…

Until finally, my lonesomeness answered

My question, and I began my somber

Wanderings once again, alone.