I prided myself on not crying at goodbyes.<\/p>\n
One last hug, one last kiss, a voice,<\/p>\n
then the stairs to check out, a glance back, down,<\/p>\n
and you running, long-legged, keeping pace.<\/p>\n
How I wanted to run back.<\/p>\n
That smile, warm, bright, left me aching,<\/p>\n
but no tears, not until I was about to fly,<\/p>\n
and the snap. A picture, of your empty<\/p>\n
passenger seat, after a whirlwind week.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
‘Missing my copilot, x’<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
And the tears unthawed, fell,<\/p>\n
and even the dull roar of engines<\/p>\n
was nothing to the need to run back,<\/p>\n
land steel wings and come back home.<\/p>\n
Hold on honey, wait for me.<\/p>\n
The wind will rise, it will turn,<\/p>\n
and I’ll come back, to run with you,<\/p>\n
my pilot, my captain. My love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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