We closed the door
Behind us.
I looked back
Tears in my eyes.
You didn't turn around
Not even once,
As you closed the gate
Locking it behind you.
No goodbye could
Have been more final
More devasting
To my already splintered heart.
So I turn.
Wipe the tears
That are already fading
And leave
Like you did
Without looking back.

A. Beckman 2000