Dali

To: You Who Never Arrived*

I almost met you at the grocery store around the corner except you left as I entered it. I almost met you at the bus stop except you were entering another vehicle while mine was pulling to a complete halt. My shoulder almost brushed yours for the first time in a crowd yesterday. You would’ve called my name if you knew it. I would’ve recognized your voice if I heard it. Our almosts torment me day in and day out of this world I wonder without you. Sometimes I wonder if your days are the same. Everything begins and ends with you. Every dream I have, every wild thought, every moment I want to share with you. You, who never arrived, how much longer must I wait?

*You Who Never Arrived is a title of a poem by Rilke and is borrowed for this context