absence

losing a loved one

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The chair still waits where you would sit,

Your laughter echoes low.

I reach for you in silent nights,

But dreams are all I know.

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Your sweater clings to fading scent,

A ghost in cotton thread.

I fold the sleeves like holding hands—

A hug from one long fled.

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The world moves on in noisy streams,

But I am stuck in rain.

The sun feels colder on my skin,

Each joy now brushed with pain.

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I say your name when no one hears,

A prayer beneath my breath.

You’re stitched into my every thought,

Yet distant as your death.

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I never learned to say goodbye

When parting wasn’t planned.

Grief speaks in silence loud and sharp—

I hope you understand.

-aniiverse