Faint
You forgot their faces
you forgot mine too
and all the names of
the people that you knew
the words that once clearly
rolled off your tongue now
just barely pass your shaking lips.
memories once lush are now stolen
and incomplete. you look at me
no sparkle in your eyes that
i can see. no smile and warmth
like there used to be.
strange being a stranger to you
no recognition of the things that
we both have been through.
no warm embrace to guide me
feels like you are no longer beside
me.
i watched it all and the tears burn as they fall
hurts to know ill never hear your voice on
one of our long telephone calls.
with your last breath my heart broke into pieces
like a shattered bathroom mirror
down a long dark abandoned hall.
and the pain i cant keep secret.
i miss you more than i could ever say
i look for you in the night sky
hope ill be there with you someday.
Copyright © Antonio Swider | Year Posted 2023
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