My New Twin-Sized Bed

I occupy your empty space with pillows,

Clean laundry, sketchbooks, novels.

It helps me keep to my side.

I fill your missing presence with Netflix,

Sewing, running, cooking, writing,

Defeat. 

The loneliness follows me like my shadow,

The lights dim and shadows grow,

Until I'm completely surrounded by myself.

Now it's not so much a queen sized bed,

As it is a twin-sized bed with a comfortable table attached.