I didn’t lose you,
Misplace you carelessly,
Like a set of keys or
An earring back.
I know where you are,
Where you lived and you died.
I have traced a thousand paths,
Believing in my pride
I could have kept you, if only for-
That.
I carry you still,
Biding your time until
We truly must part-
My grief is a throbbing
Emptiness,
Hammering in place of your heart.