We were always strangers

That afternoon we met

the evening we parted

Never ourselves

bad actors

Delusions of happiness

We never really were

Separate togethers

Strongest of wills

Not nearly enough

Brightest hues

True colours

Honest intentions

Simply not to be

Love?

So fleeting

Never there

Blinding lust

Intoxicating scents

Sex and fresh leather

That familiar perfume

Forever connected

Brief summer splash

Drops in the ocean

Whitewater of life

Eroding shores

Wasting precious time

Smiles and memories

Lesson and learning

Living to survive.