with wine stained lips,
i say i no longer taste you
with ears ringing deaf
your voice is a memory fading
i can no longer hear you
with eyes red and runny
i see your face in photos,
a stranger with a smile i still love
but i can no longer see you
with a nose dry and red, ruined
i can barely recall the scent of you leaving the shower
the water sang for you, wrapped you in showers of gold
there is a faint trace of your hair after work, but
i can no longer smell you
with hands dry, cracked, and mine
i reach out for you daily
only to fall into myself, suffering without reward
because you cannot reach back
even if you wanted to
and i am so afraid you want to
because i can no longer feel you
you are mine, i am yours
but i cannot have you
so i choose to let go