Encounters

It's a last encounter
when a person you know leaves
saying goodbye
embracing you one last time
promising to think about you with warmth

It's a last encounter
when you see a person for the last time
as a friend or a loved one
with a kind look in their eyes

After that there's no talking or messages left
no loving memories
It's pushed away from your mind
or remembered with bitterness
Sheer hate

Both are wistful
Both leave you with sadness

Last encounters
when the eyes of the one left behind weigh heavily on your back
wondering if there's still a chance

Translated by Sith Fisto.