Thread by @RCdeWinter

#poetry

a piece of you

when i walk the damp sand where the sea kisses the shore
trying not to add my own salt to the cold green water
i see you in every wavelet washing over
my feet

when i get home and throw myself into a lawn chair
light up inhale exhale and stare up at the dappled sky
your smile floats in the smoke soaring on
the breeze

when i stand in the kitchen throwing dinner together
instead of letting things pile up to be washed later
i clean up as i go and there you are in the corner by the
fridge nodding

when i’m in the shower trying not to add my tears to
the gush of hot water washing the dust of the day
down the drain i close my eyes and hear you
singing handel

when at last i bury myself in that narrow lonely bed
trying to approximate the warmth of your arms
encircling me i drift off to that empty place called
sleep and

there you are whispering oh you’re going to like me
as i dissolve into a cloud of memories sweeter than
any dream how is it everywhere i go i pick up a piece
of you

© 2021 RC deWinter
Published in Poetic Sun, Issue 7, October 2021

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