just a word
would suffice
perhaps a note
maybe a call
is it anger
or simple regret
is it too late or
is it just wrong
time is short
no doubt there
hello would work
if I'm still here
candlelight
and mellow tunes
their past unveiled
and goals expressed
and on that eve
a name arose
a mutual friend
a story told
and down the line
the truth revealed
a final blow
a painful end
high above
the desert floor
he soars on waves
of rising air
his view of sand
and sun-baked rock
the only trees
near hidden springs
and soon he dives
to make a kill
and takes his meal
to cooler heights
it's there he'll spend
the clear, cold night
beneath a dome
of distant suns
if this is it
then let me go
let me walk the woods
let me stroll the beach
if this is it
let me feel the sunshine
let me hear the birds
let me smell the grass
if this is it
let me be me
and when it's time
just let me go
a celebration
as it were
a glass or two
a special day
future plans
were on the plate
fears expressed
suggestions made
but now it's clear
this was the end
too much said
yet not enough