--I LET YOU DO THIS TO ME

Recession

I watch you

recede on the beach,

you and the sand

two tawny twins marching

through sea foam and time

until you’re a speck inside a speck
I can no longer see. 

It’s lovely to look at but

I’ve never felt quite so sad—

your leaving me like

a last gasped breath,

forgetting my kiss,

forgetting to say Goodbye,

your final favor.