don't worry

don’t worry

don’t worry.

i won’t call your name when you pass.

i won’t ask how you are.

i won’t tap at your window.

i won’t wait for your laughter.

i won’t wonder if you think of me.

don’t worry, i know.

i glimpsed your veiled expression.

i watched you slowly walk away.

i saw you press the door closed gently.

i heard you quietly fasten the latch

when you thought i stopped listening.

i felt your whispered goodbye

fall softly around my shoulders

as the porch light went dark.

don’t worry, i understand.

i was sorry.

i am sorry.

i won’t try anymore.

don’t worry.

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