yesterday br a tear caught br the sun [whole] br [and] rolled down br your cheek [tumbling] br as we drove br [at speed] along br the M31 br transfixed in that br moment [etched] br now in my mind br [immortalised] br in my heart br sealed [memory] br that tenderest of br trysts [our secret] br as you bared your br deepest groanings br [longing] br mourning br your greatest loss br this side of heaven br as I wiped [with fingertips] br wetness [touched] br from your face br I could be no br more nearer you br beside you [offering] br devout friendship br you are my friend br caught in that moment br what strangeness br of having little else br to give other than be br by your side [always] br no wise words to speak br no comfort to unworded br dissolution br but to keep a steady hand br on the wheel and drive br toward the rest of our lives br the music blaring and br our chests heaving br [why is it that when br your friend's heart breaks br your heart breaks along? ] br horizon receding, re-emerging br until i pull the handbrake br in front of your house [and stop]br br Frederick Kesnerbr br