i am
sweetly impacted
by all she left
behind

she left
impressions of color
lingering unique scents
melodic wisps of songs
and expressive soul's lyrics

she left
slung syntax
breeding within
enhanced meanings
with changed leanings

she left
gentle footprints
across my heart's
shorelines and sands
from mirror and muse
i feel her weight
and caresses
upon me
still

in her wake
she left

... me ...

she left me
to myself
learning to realign
to becoming redefined
to draw upon imagination
and practice another spell
of solo creation
with what she
left behind
for me
to find