The Fact Of Your Absence (Poem)

I know and I don’t

I cannot catch up

My mind stutters

My heart falters

My body seizes

I leave but look back

I can see you

Just beyond the reach of my eye

When I return

Hand on the door to open

Each beat of my heart

Each breath that I take

Says only

Be there

Be there

Be there

My tears know

My tears are wisest

My tears grant my forgetful entirety

The bitter sting of kindness

The salty reminder of grief