I was so upset

when you left,

not you

her

a year later

maybe a decade

doesn’t matter on a calendar

when hearts are broken

and lives turn upside down.

Couldn’t hold a thought

together if life

depended upon it,

in fact

often times it naturally

did not,

you know the cliche,

when you least expect

it happens,

well the fact is it never did,

and days went by,

nights would too,

and the years would add up

only to return in a day,

with no concept of how

diluted our life dreams can become.

That’s what being alone,

trying to make sense of everything

around me, around you,

around anywhere but here.

That’s what happens when life goes away,

and only thoughts remain.