lightness

lightness was
a thousand goodbyes,
the leaving
before anything
could be seen

the slow tracing, the
fingers tugging
at the edges
of something new

its hard to recall
the origins of a feeling
the reason, why
empty space can fill, why
we crave absence
the way we do

we stay up, past dawn
keep our eyes open
too long, looking
for perfection

we turn the key,
without permission
we linger mid air,
waiting to hit the ground