Gone

[Kalyope]

You see her
everywhere you look,
still unaccustomed
to the emptiness
where she used
to sleep.


You've destroyed
photos and clothing
but can't rid yourself

of her memory.
She is ingrained
in everything.


You still hear her
laugh at your jokes,
still hear her
singing
while the shower runs,
still see here
everywhere
you look, constantly

confronted with her
not being.

The pain won't
ever go away.
Relief will come
in waves,
while sorrow
will only crest
in periodic ripples,
but in between
the moments when
the grief suffocates you,
you'll find the strength
to breathe.

[Hannibal]

POW - what a close. Love those closing lines...

It took me a couple times to really kinda find any enjoyment from the lines being SO short. But towards the end it really kinda fell into place.

Paints a good picture - word usage was key here, and you did a good job.

I'm not sure if you intended it or not, but some of the breaks, and the one word lines were really key in my opinion. You found a good way to put them in there to get certain ideas/visions across - at least that's how I see it. Not sure if that's what you intended...