Saturday, August 4, 2012

No bags this July

It comes suddenly,
this pain and loneliness
and the question
whether you are awake yet

and then I realise with a cold hand
that grasps my heart

that half a world away
you have left a void in this physical world

and I have no bags
to pack
this July

and no stifling humidity to stare at
with sleepy eyes at midnight
no familiar, cool floors to walk on

just this sadness
and this knot of longing
and the realisation
that this parting is not about me
it was intended
as an answer to your wish

to be safe
and well
in whichever form
of energy
you currently inhabit

and the slanting rays
comfort me
as you always have

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