I almost said forever,
the way people do
when they want the moment to stop moving.
But I know I’m temporary
in ways you aren’t.
And loving you
has been the happiest
I’ve ever felt.
which is exactly why
I can’t let you build a future
around someone
who already knows
he won’t be there.
She says, I’m scared,
and I don’t lie,
I am too.
Scared in the quiet,
scared of how much
this matters.
Except for one moment:
when I’m beside her.
I keep checking
the places happiness once sat,
like a pocket
I’ve already turned inside out.
We met like passengers
assigned to the same row
close enough to share armrests,
not a destination.
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