I’ll go ahead, you told me

And then you were gone

Lost around the next corner

Sometimes I could hear you calling

Hurry up! I’m waiting for you!

But you were never there

I walked, ran, called for you

Where are you? Come back!

I fell to my knees and wept

Why did you leave?

Why couldn’t you stay?

How do I keep going alone?

The ground is cold and hard

My tears end, as tears do

I rise. I keep going

Nothing else I can do