Falling
Elizabeth Schmidt

I tried to watch the sky fall
but you were sleeping
and the clouds had rolled in
when I wasn't looking

I stood on the terrace
disappointed and ready to give up
but I saw a streak of silver
from the corner of my eye

I couldn't tell if I was crying
or if a star had crossed my path
but I couldn't look away
in case I missed something

so I just stood
leaning out over the railing
neck craned at an impossible angle
needing more

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