Lost,
In timeless exhaustion.
Holding each other's hands.

You turn,
A smile so tender
Reflected back at me.
And yet
There,
Amongst the dirt and grime
Is absence.

Were you ever there?

Each smile
Stollen.
A seminal act,
Determining
Our entire future.

Your loss,
Echoing through me.
Shards of dreams
Slicing into me.

It was hard to stay.

Hand on your chest.
Pressure...
Pressure...
Pressure...

So much fear.

Then,

You were gone.

Open eyes staring at the beyond.