our goodbyes
were spilled
gently
through
eternal pauses
shattered syllables
and between breaths
screaming of weakness
voices achingly wavered
some cruel balance of an
immeasurable yearning
and the bitter traces
of deep regret that
we must unravel
and so we clung
to ideals held full of
unspoken declarations
and memories never made
sharing silent tears in the
deafening stillness until
our last words fell
delicately laced
with lust
for the love
that we should have become
