I will miss
You the minute
No wait the
Second you’re gone
Is that what
The tree feels
At the end
Of fall or
The dog feels
As the school
Bus pulls away
How dark is
Dark when all
That remains is
But your memory
What do I
Do now with
Moonless nights absent
Of your glow
Close my eyes
I must and
Simply remember you
It is funny
This idea I
Have that my
Heart is one
Dimensional when it
Is in fact
Two just when
I thought that
There was but
One all bruising
Some one love
When from behind
Another sneaks up
And unbelievably finds
That one spot
That is unblemished
And touches me
Softly right there
And then when
Our love became
The game tug-of-war
And rather than
Pulling you into
The muddy pit
That we’d become
I simply let
Go of the
Rope and surrendered
And we stood
There staring and
Wondering why
And when and
How and now
What what now
Like a slice
Of warm pie
The east glows
An iridescent buttery
Pastry flaky yellow
And disappears into
The gooeyness of
Midnights blueberry filling
Ala mode naturally
With the appearance
Of Saul now
Melting into daylight
Bite after delicious
Bite I too
Become this day
Through tears of
Joy or sadness
A well placed
Kiss is like
The comforting hand
Of God Himself
Here let me
Ssssh it’s okay
Be still now
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 