It wasn’t supposed to be that way

The way everyone started leaving us
like they were destined
to ride a star out to another galaxy

It wasn’t supposed to happen so fast

We were supposed to be able to sit
around the fire telling stories
for a lot longer
than the fire lasted

It wasn’t supposed to hurt so much

When their last raspy breaths
left their bodies so limp
and lifeless
and the light left everything
and no amount of watching
the scene in movies
could’ve prepared me for the emptiness
their absence left behind

So hollow
So goodbye