Backward Glance

I reached across

a mystery

of how your eyes

were fixed on me

My heart imploded

like a star

leaving a hole

right where you are

Your orphan soul

caught my wayward dreams

I'm still not sure

what it all means

But you opened up

you worlds to me

to let us find

where our path leads

At the moment

we were torn apart

you broke the heaven

in my heart

But I've returned

to stake this claim

so you will wrestle

with my name

And never forget

the ruthless shame

of our struggle

in such a judgmental place

and how you turned

on that dime

counting our encounters

a waste of time

I will ever

hold this stance

just for one more

backward glance