I always look back
Whenever I leave a place
Or a person
Or a people
I look back
To see if I’ve left anything behind
I never have
And I know I never have
But it’s just in case
I’ve been sitting
For a while now
In a place where I’m comfortable
With a people I’m comfortable
But I must go
I must move on
Before I go, I look back
Just in case I’ve left something
Or I’ve left someone
Just in case
They’re looking back as well
Just checking
But I know I never have
So I make myself look forward
Where I haven’t left anything yet
Where I won’t leave anything
I’ll want to look back again
From time to time
Just in case what I’ve left behind
Just in case who I’ve left behind
Is looking back too