Silence explodes
enveloping my world
like the mushroom cloud of an atom bomb
now that I am here
without you.
In youth I craved solitude –
the stillness, a lack of expectation,
no mindless chatter to clutter my thoughts….
now, like an old friend who has
outworn his welcome,
its presence dogs my steps
and demands my attention.
The emptiness created by your absence
overwhelms me.
I wander aimlessly,
night flowing into day,
nothing making sense.
There is no reality for me
any more
but the chasm of your loss.
I am alone.
©9-28-2016
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