we were so good together

they can't all
be winners
you tell your friend
sally,
as she cries
into the phone
from Alaska
where she went
to escape her
broken heart,
but took it with
her.
you can hear
the sled dogs
barking,
the whoosh of
the snow and ice
as she glides
through the wind
and frozen
snow. but I loved
him, she says,
blubbering
into her cell
phone. we were
so good together.
the karaoke nights,
taking cooking
classes together,
waking up
early to see
the sunrise. maybe
you pushed him
too hard to do
the things you like
to do, you tell
her gently.
I wish he was
here she says,
ignoring that
and cracking her
whip onto
the lead dog's
behind. tomorrow
we are climbing glaciers,
oh, I wish he
was here. he'd
have loved that.