Departure Gates

We held hands like it was fate

Too young to know, too late

Chasing mornings, windows down

Laughing while the world spun 'round

You took off, chasing light

Dreams above the city night

I stayed where the silence grew

Losing parts I gave to you

We didn’t fight, we just let go

Two hearts moving slow

No calls, just missed flight times

Cold drinks, unread signs

Hearts delay, then separate

Love gets lost at

Departure gates

Your voice turned into noise

Screens replaced the joy

Smiles faded out of view

And I lost the way to you

We mapped the stars, then walked alone

Lit a spark, but never stayed home

Love was loud, then slipped away

Some things aren’t meant to stay

No calls, just missed flight times

Cold drinks, unread signs

Hearts delay, then separate

Love gets lost at

Departure gates

If you pause near Gate 8

And think of who stayed up late

I was there—

Always there

But now I board, I don’t wait

Finding peace at

My own gate