I watch your every breath
Praying it won’t be the last
Trying to memorize every bit of you
Terrified I might forget-
but, alas…
Slowly,
Gently…
I see you slip away-
smiling-
Off atop cotton sails
Guided by heralds
You dance towards your star in tiptoes.
Tell me…
isn’t there any way to keep you?
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