Standing in the driveway, a slight breeze flows through his hair as he stares at me in disbelief. He fiddles with him fingers, not sure quite what to do with them; whether he wants to punch me, hug me, or shake me until I say I'm lying. His eyes seem so focused, but not on me, on something distant that hes having trouble grasping. A tear slowly makes its way from his eyelid, caressing his slightly rosey cheek, finally disapating on his quivering lip. The silence is deafening as we stand there, with no words playing upon our tongues, no terms of comfort to lend each other, just a blank stare, piercing me as a second tear joins its brother on his lip. I slowly lean forward and softly touch his cheek with my lips, passing a tear from my cheek to his. I turn to leave as my entire world falls from beneath me. With that final kiss goodbye, I left the world I knew for a world that has yet to be discovered.


---I'll always love you A.R.