As I draw in a deep breath
My lungs fill with your smell
Still lingering on
Like some forgotten tale
From years past
I clutch the pillow
That was once yours
Curl my body around it
In hopes to preserve
Some small piece of you
Tears trail down my face
Mingling with what was once yours
My heart is not shattered
Like so many described before me
It is simply gone
Vanished from this Earth
Only to return again
When I can hold you once more
Like I did yesterday
And the day before
But that will never happen
Not any more
Since you were taken from me
To even a score
About the Creator
Samantha Reed
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