he’s never by my side. He’s off
a hundred yards ahead of me. I fall
behind like the leaves. He drifts away. I,
in dreams. I stop and stare at a scurrying

chipmunk that busts up my thoughts for
but a moment. But enough to get lost
from his sight. Have you ever felt lonely in
someone’s company? Have you ever felt

like you're drifting in the wind and carried
someplace where you want to be –
inside your mind; inside a dream? Though
your feet step lightly