Eulogy From A Late Arrival

It
must have been some party

The
afternoon you left

And
I, tardy as always,

Caught
up in ephemera,

I
came too late to say goodbye.

I
wanted to be there

To
see you off

And
wish you a safe journey

As
you left for parts unknown.

Being
late is not fashionable

When
goodbyes are involved

The
loose ends that are left

Dangle
like shoestrings

And
lie in wait to trip me up.

The
unsaid words hang in the air

Unspoken
thoughts haunt me in late hours.

Nothing
to do but remember

And

hope I run into you again.