At the end of the day

k c u soon -
her slip of message
sufficient to
quicken pulse,
summon revenant tears.
I would see her soon,
the after-school her,
the her pushing through
double-glassed doors
into a slouching sun
to stride near grown
in fur-lined boots,
searching,
talking,
looking,
laughing,
squinting,
finally finding
the ferryman
with nose and eyes
and name like her own
to usher her safely
home,
@TEOTD.