When I see him again
he is so familiar that it seems he never left
It was yesterday we said goodbye
not weeks ago
He is so part of meÂ
that I barely notice when he’s not around
Because I’m still seeing the world, thinking
these are the stories I will tell him
these are the places I will show him
Like a one man audience, my number one fan
he sits at the back of my lonely mindÂ
in the darknessÂ
Then time comes againÂ
to say goodbyeÂ
Suddenly I realize his presence is overwhelmingÂ
He is beautifulÂ
He is built of sunshine and smilesÂ
of a tender touch
and like a wave of clouds suddenly sweeping over the sky
I feel cold
© 2023 Marieke de Koker
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