In Vacuo

i read words etched in stone-

“i have wronged no man”

my mind navigated the past and set sail for a time when

we were naïve and without fear

you grounded in apathy, i in my realm of dreams and shadows

we wronged the world with our defiance

but who has committed the greater wrong

you for trusting no one, or me for trusting you?

…leave me now to bear this cross

…leave me now to abuse myself

…leave me now to sing in vacuo

…leave me now to mourn our friendship