And after the dialogue of words they spoke, the outcome beneath them become clear
that two spheres, once so close, were now separated in language.
But in feeling? Hardly.
Behind the official closure lay the casual truth
that their minds were still in orbit around the other
that the star of amory, so rare and sparse
had not yet died
but was burning, softly and soundly
knowing full well that its expiry date was due
but not yet - no, not yet.