Ever Since You Left
In the morning, light beams through the window
A spotlight illuminating the bodiless side of the bed
Sheets stuck tucked tight where you once slept
Your poisonous perfume still stains the pillow
The bare bedside table, your glasses and books missing
The empty drawers and the space in the closet
The bathroom counter colorless without your makeup
The tire marks in the drive where you parked fading fast
The glass on the kitchen counter painted pink by your lips
Your absence rained sadness into my world
Swimming sorrowfully through the flood
Left behind to pick up pieces of what was
Outside beautiful color is drained away into darkness
The blue sky melts down behind the flat horizon
Revealing sparkling stars hidden behind the sun’s light
I count the flickering flecks, knowing you’re without me