Don't ever tell me I never listened
or cared about your feelings. 
They called us soul mates, kindred spirits. 
& I always notice you, even in the little things. 

There's something in the way you move, 
You always were the clever one. 
Shifting my perspective. 
When you're here, there's a change in the air 
the density, my shape. 

My soundtrack is muted, 
in it's place there's just the noise of you. 
A moment. I am more present, more solid. 
Filling the gaps in your absence, the hole you created. 

My soul, my wandering spirit. 
We promised & now you sit in between the lines - 

Hiding from me in the static. 

I wish I had granted freedom. 
But, instead I carry you with me, shackled to my world. 

Everything shines brighter, longer. 

I forget that you're not home, not anywhere. 
Just dancing with the light.