i look for you in my arms
raised lines where i marked time's passage in shame
only bumps now
only scars
i look for you there and find no one
nothing
i look for you in the things you left in my room
a necklace
a pin
hard cold things that collect dust but not your scent
yours but forgotten
i look for you down the street
a parking lot
a place
empty now but for ash and debris
i lay here
my bed empty where it once held you
my heart empty where it once held you
my smile empty where it once held you
May 27, 2018
May 27, 2018 at 6:35 PM UTC
i look for you in my arms
raised lines where i marked time's passage in shame
only bumps now
only scars
i look for you there and find no one
nothing
i look for you in the things you left in my room
a necklace
a pin
hard cold things that collect dust but not your scent
yours but forgotten
i look for you down the street
a parking lot
a place
empty now but for ash and debris
i lay here
my bed empty where it once held you
my heart empty where it once held you
my smile empty where it once held you
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