Missing

I talk to you and

Your eyes are looking at the space

Above my head

Blank and empty

 

Words fall from your mouth but

They mean nothing

They are just letters bound together

Mixed with commas and apostrophes

 

Where did you go?

The girl who made crowns of dandelions

And climbed the trees with me?

The one I exchanged whispered secrets with?

 

You used to throw your head back

And laugh, but now your smile

Is lipstick painted on

And nothing more

 

You are here but not here

Your heart is beating but not beating

You are missing

And I am missing you.

(Written February 6, 2016 ©INKFLORA/CKim)