Missing You

Your sweater lies draped across the chair

Sky blue, an effortless appearance

In an unassuming neutral environment

I feel its softness extend to

Reach out, drifting across the air.

Vibrations of grief

Stroke my cheek

With memory and tears anew.

Resting in languid serenity,

It calls my name as if

Awaiting my touch,

Always reminding me of you.

Warmth infuses my heart and

Memories flood the recesses

Of my mind whilst

Vivid recollections invade my soul.

On rainy, dreary days,

I pull its beloved form from the chair

Wrapping its softness securely about me.

Your lingering, sweet scent

Envelops my heart

In an illusion of comfort,

And a smile suffuses my face.

I dream you are beside me again.

Whispers and echoes of love hover,

Swirling. covering;

They bring comfort in

Evaporating waves of long abated intimacy.

Lightly, gingerly, I caress the softness,

Tears fill my eyes as a rampage

Of memories invade,

Taunting reverberations of deep longing.

How long since you were here?

I’m left with this mere essence of you,

Miniscule reassurance is mine.

I muster a smile amidst the arduous toil of grief,

And wrap myself in the soft, blue mellowness.

Temporarily, life abounds with renewed peace,

A resounding, overwhelming renewal

Of comfort.

Endurance emanates and lends a hand

Of calm, impending reassurance

Flowering from the softness

Of what was once yours.

Despite your absence,

This piece of you remains within reach;

A profound reminder and a promise

Of wondrous love that fills our eternity.