The Art of Missing You

[dredpiratebunny]

I have mastered the art of missing you.

I have lain in the fading sun of the day
Pink in the windows
Removing you from my mind.

I have sliced tomatoes with an
Uneventful regularity,
Shed no blood on the squash,
Declined to weep with the onions.

I have persisted with the
Seven-segment displays that color
The walls and appliances.
The audible clicks of numbers the
New soundtrack to routine.

I have confided with the
Disinterested creatures of the house -
An audience created by the exchange
Of kibble and promises of attention.

I have driven through the streets
With the windows down
So the air pulls out what is left of
My breath where you lived.
I am pacified by the double lines.

I have mastered the art of missing you.

Comments

[guy-todd.livejournal.com]

Your poetry has a visibility, a back-projection against which the words act...

[captain-snarky.livejournal.com]

Love.

[bunnygoth.livejournal.com]

Love it. Brought tears to my eyes - possibly because I've been missing someone myself.