Closest

Eighteen years melted between our eyes.
They snapped,
burst like
the bubbles that kept
us in our worlds.

The pain of lonely nights,
the silent sobs,
the piercing sighs…
all gone today as we held hands.

We looked at each other,
holding us in looks
that only lovers look.
The same magic in the eyes,
the same desire, the glimmer of hope.

We knew we’d be gone again.
into our worlds,
to lives life has presented.

We know we’ll be far away
from each other,
but,
no one will be closer to us
as we are to each other:
within each other like the heartbeat.