its not that i dont want you to be my everything
i just dont want my everything to be just you

the rusted circle
gleams in the fading sun
the twilight's stars are peeping into view
as we fade to blackness

silently our footsteps tread
the damp, green grass
the trees absorb our thoughts
words
and actions
into their leaves and
soaks their roots

with a brush of my hair
and a sigh from you
we both know

no words needed
no false apologies
no promises of a better tomorrow
no reminesnces of yesterday

turning toward the silent
trickling stream
i lean over and look
into the watery reflection that is my own-or is it?
and watch as it becomes blurred
and rippled
as i join into the stream
the touch of your arm
brought me crashing back
into earth's orbit

we stand
while time ever so slowly creeps past
just staring
memorizing careful details
only to be forgotten much later
by time's watchful hands

silence is broken by a bird's
low
painful
chirp
we are both thrown out of our
reveries and into each other's worlds

wordlessly, we turn towards home
and as the sun slowly sets
we stand at the edge of the forest
"Goodbye" we silently say
tears streaming down
four sets of cheeks
one last squeeze of your hand
and one last tearful glance
and the sun faded out
leaving only the stars as my guide.
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