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We are thirteenish. We meet. I know. She does not. We meet at times When home for hols. Then I’m at varsity, She’s a student nurse. We meet more often. Deep down I still know, It’s clear she does not. We qualify. We split. She’s in London, I am not. I’m in London, She’s in Scotland. She’s back in London, I’m near Brighton. We meet at weekends. We sit and talk. We walk and talk. We do short trips. We work all week. I know I know, I think she knows. Late one night We both agree. We return. We wed. We are one. We relocate. We see We talk We touch We love We laugh We cry We work We parent We move We travel We achieve We look We celebrate We smile We care We kiss We wave We climb We swim We pet We tease We rub We grow We age We stare We sleep We come We go We caress We love We think We cook We eat We drink We bathe We feel We explore We find We check We learn We weep We treat We win We lose. I know. She knows. I know She knows. She knows I know. We retreat, We linger We eye We touch We love We hold We whisper We fear. She goes in I stay out. She drifts. I visit. We both know. We kiss, We touch, We whisper. She sighs. I cry. She smiles. I try. She sleeps. She wakes. She sighs. She’s gone. Gone, gone, Forever and a day.