Between you and me
is an ellipsis
that spans this life
but can’t quite reach the next
All the things I said
that you didn’t hear
and all the things
I didn’t say
but meant to
and now I never can,
for your ears
are filled with earth
and worms
and bugs
and all manner of bacteria
claiming you,
taking you back
And the space grows
between those three dots
past, present, future
time and worlds
and thoughts
and unsaid
words
fill the space
And yet
it feels so empty
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