Letters To My Missing Half

Beautiful Morning

I was happy today for a few quick moments

I awoke with a lightness in my chest

I went down and the golden sunlight embraced me

I made coffee and it scented the kitchen air

I knew before it happened what was coming

I made peace with the inevitable as I felt my mood slip

But before that I sat on the couch and put my feet on the table

I warmed my hands on my warm coffee mug

I texted a friend and told her that I loved her

I wrote a line of a poem I started last week

And in the evening I crawled into bed exhausted

My heart was heavy and I craved my sleep

I knew that it would be weeks before it happened again

But today, I had a beautiful morning