You called me from the airport, about to board
for Far East trip,
   to say
you wished I could
see the place decked out, Olympic glory on
its way.

            Possible interpretations – 
            #1: I wish you could be here.
#2: I wish you
  could come.
#3: I don’t know how
to say goodbye, take care. #4: What is   
           happening here?

I considered each as silence filled space between us
and my heart ached
   already
at your absence
and a growing connection, undefined, that spanned it.

            Possible interpretations – 
            #1: I wish I could be there.
#2: I wish I
   could go.
#3: I don’t know how
to say goodbye, take care. #4: What is
           happening here?

My stomach turned, spiraled downward and I clutched
the receiver
   like a
lifeline, a lump
in my throat and heart beating out a message
it could

Not speak even if my mind acknowledged truth.
I love you. I
   love you.
I love you. Take
care. I wish I were there. I love you. Please,
take care.