Missing you is like that. / I carry you around, and you follow me. / The sun rises and sets every day, just as I miss you deeply every day.

We sat on the park bench together, on opposites ends, in silence. The birds swirled around our heads and played tag. Flowers danced in the breeze and showed off their beauty. Kids played in the dirt. Dogs chased their tails around and around. Kites soared higher than I could ever get them to go. We only spoke to each other once. It was simple and to the point, never over complicating the situation. After 24 words were spoken, we got up from the bench and parted ways, never to