My world has been turned
upside down because of you,
when you first entered it
and now, as you’re leaving.

I feel the ground crumble beneath my feet,
what I believed to be long-lasting
is not.
People come and people go,
including you.

I will join you in your excitement
and hold no resentment,
but this place will not be the same without you.
I will find a new way forward
though I don’t want to.