I would rather be lonely
Here than lonely
There; rather here
Where I know
No one and no one
Knows me,
Than at home
Where they see me
Come and go but
Don't even see.
Better to be ignored
By strangers you
May never see again
Rather than
The people you face
Every night
Whether or not you
Eat dinner at
The table with them.

I feel as though
You left a void
In the spot where you stood
Next to me
Whether in line for lunch
Or a movie
Or on a drive
In the afternoon
You are everywhere I go
Except you aren't
You are gone now
But I suppose
You are everywhere I go
Because you aren't