The moment when a phone call ends, you don’t want to finish, but life cuts in.
He says, “Bye.”
You say, “Bye.”
Then there’s this pause.
The moment when the train arrives, the doors hiss open. She gets up to leave and you hug her goodbye a little longer than normal.
She says, “Bye.”
You say “Bye.”
Then there’s this pause.
You meet a friend on the bus, but too soon it’s their stop.
They say “Bye.”
You say, “Bye.”
Then there’s this pause. A silent infinity, filled with everything unsaid, when time has run out and words aren’t enough.