Used To

We used to lie

Under the same night sky

       Count the stars

              Share the laughs

Let our thoughts fly

We used to wander

Down pavement, through fields

       There was silence

              Not awkward

And the bruises would heal

We used to rock, and

Play air guitars

       Your crazy

              Got to me

Like the light from a star.

We used to stand side by side

Face the monsters together

       And braced

              Fought the battles

Just for one another

(See, I didn’t know

it wouldn't last forever.）

Now I walk alone

On sidewalks, down halls

       And remember

              And wonder

If you needed me at all.

BY JULIE CHEN