I drive by a broken tree every day,
we are both split down the middle,
but it is not as broken as I.
I drive by a lantern hung in your memory,
the only difference between I and the lantern is -
I do not light up anymore.
I drive by tragedy ,
I put my head down, I close my eyes.
I try not to think of your pain.
I go to our home - but what is home without you?
It is your scent without your presence.
It is a longing for your touch.
I hear you pulling into the driveway -
but it's not you,
What a somber feeling.
An echoing in my ears.
I see your book -
where you left off,
you'll never finish that chapter.
You'll never finish the last page.
Your favorites -
I know them like the back of my hand,
Colors, flavors, places.
They make me feel frail,
A dropping in my heart.
You're somewhere else -
I have no idea where,
Heaven was when we lay in bed -
laughing until we fell asleep, side by side.
10/6/2016 - forever my other half.
