gentle waves of heartbreak

Object Permanence

Places are very forgetful, 

They don't let things stay when they're gone, 

'Cause right now I'm staring at where you used to lie, 

And it's like you had never belonged. 

Your pillow still smells like your shampoo, 

I knew it wouldn't leave in a day. 

But I couldn't force myself to wash it, 

So I'm letting your ghost overstay. 

All I see are the halls that are missing your shadow, 

And the step that you'd always miss. 

All I hear is the absence of your singing, 

And the sniffles when in sickness. 

The plants are all gone, 

(I always killed them on my own)

But now that there's no pops of colour, 

Our house has become a bit monochrome. 

Because places are forgetful, 

But so am I. 

I forgot that this place wasn't warm, 

Without you somewhere nearby.