last conversations

In the last conversation with my junior high school wrestling coach he said "You're not making weight anytime soon, are you?"

last conversations 2026.03.29

you only remember them later
that they were the last
and how insignificant they were

you talked about upcoming trips to europe
or last harvest's wheat prices at the elevator 

or you fail to respond to an email
where a friend tells you
she is going in for a minor surgery that she never wakes up from

or a breakfast at denny's 
where he says he'll call you
when he gets settled in
after the move he never completed

or it's in a hotel
breakfast buffet
after a school reunion 
fifty years in the making

or you fucked 
terribly
and fell asleep 
then awoke to an empty bed

where you forgot to ask 
how are you

and later you realize
that was the last conversation
from experience 
things never said