love unspoken

Yesterday,
a tear caught the sun, whole
and rolled down your cheek
as we drove along the M31.

Transfixed

in that moment, now etched

in my mind; immortalised in my heart,
sealed in memory, that tenderest of trysts;

our secret.
You bared your deepest groanings,
mourning your greatest loss
this side of heaven.

As I wiped the wetness from your face
with my fingertips,
I could be no nearer to you,
offering devout friendship.

Caught in that moment,
what strangeness it is
to have little else to give
other than being by your side,
always.

No wise words to speak,
no comfort for unworded dissolution,
but to keep a steady hand on the wheel
toward the rest of our lives…

and drive

The music blaring,
our chests heaving;
Why is it that when your friend's heart breaks,
your heart breaks along?

The horizon receding, re-emerging,
until I pull the handbrake
in front of your house,
and stop.