Farewell

Her lips left a smeared blush 
as she kissed
the rain-stained glass;
a last goodbye--
filled with the yearning
and despair
of fated irrevocability.
My hand pressed against the cold pane
in quiet dismay 
as her tenderness faded
from my life.

I peered longingly 
after her,
through the blurred taxi window.
She disappeared
into the misty city distance,
and my cab edged forward into traffic.

Back where you came from