all i could muster to say
is *******
you took me
and held me
and left me
and kicked me onto the ground
to grow in the forever dusting
surface of the earth
from which i have now
come to love
this is where i have belonged
for much too long
now i see no difference
everyone passing by
crushes me
and god do i miss the way
you feel
and touch
and talk with your breath
but you've left me here
to dust on the surface
of the earth
not to be found
not to be touched
not to be loved
for not even the dust
will mutter my name