Amanda Barusch

View Original

You Go Away

Image thanks to www.bfabp.com

You go away

and the clock

ticks

louder and

slower.

You go away

and I make deals

with myself: No wine

tonight. Maybe dessert

instead.

You go away

and I leave

the radio

on

just

to hear voices.

I enjoy grocery shopping

more than usual.

In fact, you might say

that I stockpile food.

You go away

and I talk with

strange men.

Women too,

in ways that

once felt familiar.

You go away

and the house

creaks

in the dark.

Sometimes the phone

rings

only there's no one

to answer

when

you go away.

See this content in the original post