I said “Hello”
and you said “Hello”
but kept walking along
leaving me
with a returned “Hello”
and an empty feeling
of intense longing
as my eyes
followed you
as you walked on
but my heart
nearly exploded
in this passive moment
with no conquest
with no success
just a single,
solitary “hello”
and a fleeting image
as you fade
from my eye’s range
List Of Losses
I probably brushed off my life-mate. I said hi and kept going. No front teeth got dissed.
there's worse things than
there's worse things than being alone