The Light You Left Behind

The morning comes without you and nothing feels in place. I wake up

in the silence you left behind. They said you went peacefully, but nights

feel uneasy without you. You left the light on when you

went like love still had a say. Every night I speak your

name to memories that fade. I loved you then, I love you

still. Through the years against my will. You didn't choose to say goodbye.

I'm the one who has to try. Your chair still holds your shape.

It creaks like it knows. I hear your laugh in rain, cold Decembers.