empty

the hole you left in my chest
a seed of unknowingness
slowly growing across my breast
engulfing me and whatever’s left
inside this vast nothingness

a void devoid of your presence
an inevitable evanescence
leaving only the essence
of longing depressants
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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