Airport Sadness

When I left you behind those months ago,
The strangers ‘round us did not care or know
About the pain we had.
        I could barely let go…
Had no choice but to
Slowly watch you walk away
Hiding tears with smiles, no more words to say
Between us… we both knew.
And I, in search of a better point of view,
Found a window overlooking that distant lot
And wept… not from the lonely thought
Of leaving, no.
Rather, losing that which I’d
Just then found,
And being forced to let go without a sound
In protest. Having no say in the matter
And my heart nearly shattered,
I stumbled towards the boarding gate
As all around me strangers milled along,
Lost within their search for fate,
And I… wondered if what I’d done was wrong;
Leaving behind the only thing I’ve truly loved
And my many years of misery thereof…

Up ‘til then, this kind of place
Was where one found a smiling face
Unseen for days, or months or years,
Not a place to find new fears
Of loneliness and loss;
My, what a price this cost… us.
Day by day the fight begins anew,
Living each minute apart from you.
Fighting to separate my mind from madness
And not relive again that airport sadness.


-SP

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