It's been 16 months, 12 days and 21 hours since I last saw you.
You were like the roof over my head I didn't appreciate until the storm hit.
You were like a child's tooth hanging by a thread. What a surprise it was when he bit into that apple.
You jumped in and out of the shadows like the silent black cat.
You flickered like a candle getting drowned by its own wax.
Your eyes closed like the velvet maroon curtains after the final act.
You set like the sun but never rose again.
Your absence gave a reason to anticipate the future.
But with your non existence there is no future.
After that final night, one less star in the sky of a million and one
But not just one sparkle was gone, all had vanished from my former eager eyes.
Every deck of cards I use contains only 51.
My dozen has only 11.
Only 49 states in my union.
Only 25 letters in my alphabet.
My thousand piece puzzle has only 999 pieces.
Incomplete and useless...
It's been 1 year, 4 months, 12 days, and 21 hours since I last saw you.
Forever til I see you again.
