Absence…

Does absence make the heart grow fonder?
In the cold silence of my life I wonder.
As the bed sheets cool from.....
.....your absence
and your familiar smell grows faint.
Your warmth.....
.....just a memory

imprinted upon our shared pillow
and our combined fragrance erased
by stale cigarettes and salty sadness
The very ghost.....
.....of our
forgotten existence.
I dream of breathing….
Taking a deep breath,
as you exhale yours.
Sharing life and its flavor.
I feel you inside of me.
So very.....
.....brief….
So very.....
.....necessary.....
Letting go of you I awake
To inhale only dust
and long forgotten shadows.
I smell only smoke
as the fires in my heart
fade away with your.....
.....warmth…..