i sit in a room, with only one heartbeat. no more beeping machines, random strangers demanding odd things. now i’m alone, without your breath. just the ringing in my ears, a death shawl to cover the emptiness. i’d thought seeing you here was overwhelming in my chest. all the wires hooked to you, i’d cry with air burning my lungs. now i see nothing of you here, but my chest still hurts. i guess deep breaths take up far more space than silence.