Day 139: It Was Nice

It was nice when you said hi, with your

Half-shaved beard

Tall enough to dunk the Sears Tower

The door held open

Eternity before us, your hand

Letting go of the clear glass

Reflecting the distance of our future

Children swinging on the swings you built

A dog,

Maybe a cat to paw around on Sunday mornings

Coffee in our tired cups that we can’t help but love

Sam and Heather playing in the sandpit

A jungle gym and swing

Sunflowers on Sundays rides

With the kids playing Gameboy in the backseat

Disney,

Promotions,

And that stable sex life that the therapist and my mom said we should have

Books about the books we should be reading

Graduation

Finding ourselves in mountains, oceans, and the wingspan of the world

Two chairs to fit our two lives

Together

Bound in a clear rectangle

Reflecting your smile

And a simple palm

Opening a simple door of the local coffee shop

We turn in separate ways

Towards the opposite ends of the small parking lot

Wondering