I want to tell you
As your arms wrap around me
But our goodbyes are wordless
And so, we are both silent
I wonder,
Quite often,
What if I ask
What would you say?
Would you stay?
The death knell sounds from the house opposite ours
A life that has been withering away has finally breathed its last
And someone from the past resurfaces, taking unsure steps
Towards a present we don't know each other in
Arrack warms our bones, fills our laughter with an added something
Joy, I think to myself, happiness, love, friendship
The ease of it takes me by surprise, but then, some things are just easy, aren't they?
And outside, the rain falls and falls, the wind is cold, the skies grey
And beyond, lives come together, part ways, reunite, bid farewell
And you and I? What of us?
Does it even matter?