Gone

I still see his face

And sometimes, I even remember

What his voice sounded like whispering sweetly in my ear

I remember all the good things

Yet they are overshadowed by so much pain

What I can no longer recall is

His touch

The way he smelled when I was close to him

What his lips felt like pressed to mine

The warmth of his body while we slept

In a picture, I still hold him as he once was

But he long gone

And I feel lost

Lost without what it was that was there

When the picture was taken

Lost and unable to find my way

Back………..

To…..

No, just lost

And unable to remember

Where it is that we have been

Lost

With no hope of finding….

With no hope of remembering

What it was we once had

I know I am lucky, my Marine came home

But he is not mine any longer

He is an empty shell, unable to even recall who he once was,

Or why he once loved me 

-anonymous