From a distance, it is hard to tell
Hello from goodbye. Sometimes
It is no easier close up.

From the other side of the room,
Their heartfelt embrace could have
Been either, or even both; I have
Lost count of how many endings
Concealed beginnings behind
The perfect disguise.

The optimistic romantic, the
Romantic optimist, that I have
Always been deep down chooses
To believe that something began
In that moment, in the few seconds
When societal expectations were
Discarded for blissful closeness.

When they went their separate ways,
Did their hearts hold onto
A fragment of one another’s souls?

08/30/2019

Posted on 09/16/2019
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