absence is something familiar
it no longer brings surprise,
to be abandoned
the absence of love hurts,
but it is understood
when it was destroyed,
i felt the absence,
four years later,
i still do
what would have happened if we had stayed
if he hadn’t been so sick
would i still understand the absence?
but i will not now
the absence is keenly felt, but now, the gaps can be filled...
“if wishes fell like rain, then i certainly am a storm”
he laughed
i couldn’t help but stare
at the gap
between his teeth
the unkempt brows
the odd smile
“what do you wish for?”
“everything, anything,
whatever my luck will give me”
he stated at his cup,
and i looked out the window,
as it started again to rain...
