Bridge

empty, silent darkness

empty, silent darkness

Your memory still haunts me

It simply won’t let me go

My dreams are filled with you

Though I have tried so

To continue on

I still feel your presence

When I wake late at night

I reach for your body

Hold your pillow tight

Now you’re gone

My days are an imitation

Of the way it used to be

But the quiet morning coffee

Is a reminder, there is only me

To continue on

I never wanted to imagine

A life that didn’t include you

But the empty, silent darkness

Reminds me that it is true

You are gone

May 4, 2014