The roar of the airplane engines seem quiet
Compared to the pounding of hearts at the terminal
He holds her one last time before goodbye
Trying to embrace her for a lifetime in a brief moment
Her face is a poorly constructed wall of forced muscles
Ready to shatter under the forces of the human soul
Words give way to trembling hands
Struggling to hold on to uncertainty
He whispers in her ear and tells her to go
The bittersweet night beckons with solitary darkness
Masking the lonely hours of an empty morning.