And so this is the end.

This has been my story

but it has also been hers.

Our paths have not been connected in months

although my eyes would wander naturally.

From now until September

they shall not cross again.

Now it is the late nights

at one am with friends instead of textbooks.

Listening to music instead of lectures.

The short freedom that lasts

until the fall comes back around

and we are back in the same place

with the same people

but every single thing changes every single time.

Maybe it will be better

but that is not for me to know.

I do know

that as the final bell rings

and the warm summer air replaces all the stress

that we have reached the eve of the new year,

blessed with the chance

to start over new.

And so for now,

I say goodnight.