quiet paragraph: you’re gone

you’re gone.
it was my last day.
i walked past you, and you didn’t let go—
you held on for a second
and told me i was a beautiful soul.

i was about to cross oceans,
but you measured distance in heartbeats,
not miles.

we said our goodbyes—
ephemerally.
forever.

you found yours,
and i lost mine.
because—
you didn’t find me,
but i lost you.