Words of Art – Day 8 – Long Time Gone

Long Time Gone

It’s been a long time;
Your perfume no longer
Lingers on your pillow.
Your side of the closet
Is still half empty.

It’s been a long time;
The heat from your body
Has turned ice cold.
The noise you used to make
Is still silent.

It’s been a long time;
The photo of us together
Has faded in the sun.
The chair in which you sat
Still sits empty.

It’s been a long time;
No sign of you anywhere,
No matter where I look.
Since you left it’s been
A long time gone.

Roy W. Backes
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