from me to you

thirty six

I couldn't hear the familiar ticking

of your watch.

or your muffled yelling when you would watch

your favorite sports team.

I couldn't smell your cologne

you used every day.

or the coffee you would make

each morning.

I couldn't see your sleeping body,

your limbs stretched across the mattress.

or your lazy smile

you would have when you woke up.

I couldn't forget you,

no matter how hard it was

to think about the memories.

- h.k.p