We’re walking

I haven’t been alone with you for months

I miss you

I almost say it, but I feel it again—

The cold hand in my gut that reminds me we aren’t talking

So we don’t talk

I know I am dreaming

You don’t look me in the eyes like this when I’m awake

You don’t give me a chance when we’re awake

You don’t admit you did anything to hurt me when you’re awake

But you did

And what you did will haunt me forever

And you don’t even know it

You’re angry with _me_

I almost laugh at the absurdity of it all

But the cold hand reaches around my throat just in time

Our innocence faded far too fast

Did we walk down the misty path with haste?

Or have we simply grown out of each other like our childhood clothes?

Worn and loved

But so tired

We’re walking

You reach out your hand to mine

A peace offering

I want to take it

But what you did will haunt me forever

So I walk alone