Hearts can beat slowly

But they pick up speed as the tears flow

More

Faster

Hands can be sure

But they tremble as despair takes them

Closer

Longer

Until we fall

Wind howls in our ears, clothes whipping across our skin

We're out of reach of even the brightest star

Shadows fall in the spaces beyond reach of the light

But as the sun drifts, and the Earth moves

Our shadows will disappear too