Every day
I think of you
From the moment
eyes open
to greet the day
to the moment
my head
touches upon
pillow’s softness
it is you
my thoughts return to
again and again
I love you
A moment’s peace
stretched long
and sweet
in silence
with eyes closed
and the faint
drip drip of faucet
causing ripples
on the water
the only sound
to brush ears
and a deep breath
is pulled to lungs
then let out
nice and slow
as muscles ease
and tension releases
for just a moment
one moment
peace
I miss you when it’s quiet
I miss you when it’s loud
I miss you with
the first breath pulled
through my mouth
and with the exhale
that slides past lips
when eyes close
in the evening
and with every moment
that ticks by
in the measure of a day
I miss you
I need you always.