my bones are
a c h i n g
for no one
other than you.

my mouth is
a c  h i n g
to taste
your lips
once again.

my arms are
a c h i n g
to wrap
themselves
around you.

but my spine
clatters and shakes
due to your absence
and this unbearable
coldness you have
left behind,
and it surely feels
like this winter
will never end.

i will give you everything i have
only to be given nothing in return.

i miss the way
you'd say my name,
hearing it come out of someone else's mouth-
it just never sounded quite the same.