Poetry

Empty Space (8/27/23)

Cocooned in my bed
My body resists
Leaving its side
Rolling over into 
Space
That was
Yours

Space I still long
For you to fill
To complete
Make whole
Grief
Lives there
Now

Daylight pours in
Time to emerge
Conquer today
Get through
Minute by
Minute
Again

But today grief
Grips me tight
Overwhelmed by tears
Neverending
Stream
Down my
Cheeks

Phone keeps buzzing
Like a pesky fly
I ignore it
Without looking
The living
Inconsequential
Today

My eyes squeeze tight
Wishing for sleep
For dreams of you
Alive
All the empty
Filled
By you