you stand and wave and watch
until you can no longer see them
your wave doesnt stop for a while
longer
because youre reaching fortouching the
particles the atoms of their breaths and warm kissestheir huskygoodbyes for
you and they dont ever really want to part
your hand gently caresses
their smiles voice their tremulous laughter which if not for it youd cry
instead
cry at the irretrievableness of your time
apart
but if youre thinking if you look though perhaps it is evening if
you looked before you went inside you would see that for moments longer when
you had stop waving they had passed out of sight your shadow had not
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Mom Im sorry I wasnt there to be able to wave you goodbye
I like to think that my shadow transported did
