I hate saying goodbye
no matter how Uncomplicated
We are to be.

A shared look
Awkwardness
searching, waiting, hoping
Uncertainty echoes
in the silence between us
I hate saying goodbye

We come together
A brief, lingering hug
even though I ache for warmth
An unfamiliar, fumbling kiss
even though I yearn for passion
for devotion
maybe a promise
It's not supposed to be
this Complicated

Uncertainty thickens the tongue
and the limbs
and the heart

A last search
in those pale blue eyes
while avoiding scrutiny
We turn
That grin I love already
flashes quick, easy

It catches my breath.