sleep

they don’t have to tell you when they leave

so don’t spend days waiting for them to wake you up before they leave

Or be prepared to run your warm hands on their side of the cold, empty bed

when this happens, look at your hands

like you so often have

You won’t know what to do.

But keep looking, and someday you might.

they won’t tell you when they leave

not because they don’t have to

not because they are bad and you are good

but because they already have.