i remembered your absence
traded substance for existence
drowning a heart’s beat
it’s gravity underneath my feet
drag me to hell
the longer i dwell
i weep the emptiness
and dry eyes with stillness
i still feel you, you’re right here
please don’t disappear
i thought i saw you near
but it’s blue inside
make it subside
dear, don’t make it true
i swear i felt your flesh
us, enmeshed
your blinking, your breathing
my heart sinking, you leaving