I’m leaving

silently leaving the door open

behind me

so someone else

gets the chance

to get to know

the freckles on your back

that resemble constellations

I’m leaving

without bitterness

and surrendering my rights

for visitation

your name no longer rhymes

with forever

but God has it taken me

an eternity

to get here

I’m leaving..

I’ve left.

as quietly as we became

something other than nothing

but that’s also emptier than everything.

On leaving -{renata ferretti}