do you
realize just
how much i
need you here?
or do you think
i just don't care?

its leftovers for
dinner again
i can hear you voice
so clearly
makes me smile
when i hear it
i know just what
you would say

did i ever tell you
what it meant when
you stayed close? me quietly
and whispered
all your thoughts?

i can't remember
what i said
to you
i only hope
you knew just
what it said to me
your being there

my letter to you
is on the table
and your face
inside my mind

like a little locket
only better and more clear

i hear your voice
so cleary now
and i miss you
still
another time

© 1998 m. hughes

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