close my eyes
with a sharp collapse in my chest
as the overwhelming universal truth
{a fundamental fact of life and being}
some innate and primal realization
seeded. in. my. bones.
that you should be in this bed
that you are meant. to. be. Here.
i can't imagine anyone but you
filling the space
how i think i've known that
since the first hello
even if you will not have me
the space {none-the-less} is yours
i have no power in this matter
some things just;
.... are