last night i missed you so
i felt the wetness beckon
and i throttled the desire
that threatened me
for you were not in sight to quench it
sometimes it feels like you’re gone
gone from this world to the after
and i try to remember everything
and my head hurts with the thinking
i gather the memories
and press them in books—
(your scent, the feel of your skin)
one day i’ll open them
and maybe i’ll look
but now i just save them away.
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© Eliza Alys Young
