Last Night

We went on a walk after I got home from class. The quiet threaded between our arms and legs and swirled 'round our heads, though we talked of other things. We held hands the whole time, and we both kept squeezing so tight, fear in our fingers, and in the hearts we thought we might be losing.

When I walked him back to his car, he wrapped both arms around me and said, "Well, if you decide to leave me, I hope you find someone who loves you as much as I do."