Mm…
Nothing changed
Nothing moved
⸻
Coffee for one
Still fills the other side
The kettle sings
Then quiets by itself
Keys in my hand
Before I lock the door
I turn around
For something never there
⸻
No heavy words
No last goodbye
Just little things
That pass me by
⸻
You’re no longer there
But every morning
My hands remember
More than my mind
You’re no longer there
The room is breathing
Like nothing happened
Without a sound
Some habits never ask
Who they’re waiting for
⸻
Your favorite song
Comes on by accident
I let it play
Until the traffic moves
The passenger seat
Collects another day
Sun through the glass
Warms an empty place
⸻
No photographs
No looking back
Just quiet echoes
In simple acts
⸻
You’re no longer there
But every doorway
Feels one step wider
Than yesterday
You’re no longer there
The city wakes up
Without permission
From either of us
Some habits never learn
When to disappear
⸻
I stopped counting
How long it’s been
The calendar did that
For me
Some things fade
Some things stay
Without asking why
⸻
You’re no longer there
The morning finds me
Standing where
I always stand
You’re no longer there
No tears
No answers
Just another day
Beginning
⸻
I still unlock
The passenger side
First…
