I searched for her high and low

The girl that had vanished so abruptly

and as I journeyed

I desperately remembered her free spirit

The way her aura used to leak radiance

I knew it was no good

As my heart fell

So I allowed myself to grieve

Acknowledging the discomfort that came with knowing she would never return again

There was nothing else to do

The search was over

It felt good to stop

I looked the girl who stood in front of me up and down and asked her

“Do you want to go to the beach”

She replied with a smile

And maybe it was just my imagination

But I swear I felt a familiar radiance slide out of her curled up lips

-Maybe this is us now