I thought I saw you in a storefront today

Just a glance from my periphery

Side-eyed as I walked by

My heart stopped and I froze

A familiar pang leapt to my chest

Needle-sharp, straight to my heart

Memories of that day in the sun

My periwinkle dress discarded on the ground

Entwined together in the grass as we watched the clouds

“You can’t see the sky in the city,” you said.

The busy city, littered with skyscrapers and idle gossip

We were the only two souls in the world that day

I turned and looked again into the storefront window

And you were not there

I smiled sadly and walked away