In Memoriam

Walking. Rushing. Late. Spent.

A distracted look down. Mind a million miles away. A familiar shape. Startlingly solitary. The single half of a whole. Smokey grey with flecks of delicate white. Striations. A graceful arch bends into a tapered curve. Once caressed by wind and soaring altitudes now parallel with the earth. A few more steps. A brief consideration and I no longer wonder, the gifted half of the ‘Best Friends Forever’ necklace. United and whole this soul achieved great heights. A moment of silence for a fallen angel. Did you accomplish everything you set out to? Did you know it was your last sunset? A brief pause, a held breath, whispered thanks.