waves crashing over us
i said goodbye to your

         two hands cupping a prismatic star
         shining lighthouse bright
         over dark, indigo waters
         refracting on the

         tide rising beneath our feet

sea foam washing over our toes
i said goodbye to your

         two hands plunging a prismatic star
         headlong into the ocean
         phosphorous sparkling in the deep
         lightning on the horizon

     summoning me to breathe freely

clams spitting up water and wet sand,
i said goodbye to your

         two hands lifting a prismatic star
         through Scorpio, Jupiter,
         the Milky Way

i said

         goodbye

                   to your hands

i said

                       goodbye.

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