an older piece from around 14 months ago that seems to fit with the poem before

Once upon a time, a very long time ago
You and I
while adventuring,
Somewhere cold…
Jumped upon this ice floe
In this river
In this winter

Recklessly played catch

And the floe split into two
We began
Drifting
Apart

And a snow storm made it hard to see
And the wind storm made it hard to hear

And I watched you
Drift away
Get smaller
Get fainter
Finally disappear

I called out
But quietly

I think I heard you shouting but could not make out the words.

You drifted

And I never saw you again.

Many years later
Somehow you wrote to me

” Why the fuck did you not shout, or call, or howl?”
”So that I could have found you”

And I replied
‘ I did not shout or call or howl, or get dramatic, ”
‘Because you taught me not to’

‘So I called out
Quietly”

”And we drifted apart”

No fuss, no muss
just drifting.