When You Shut the Door

You walk in
And out
Of my life
As if you don't matter.
As if when you shut the door
Escaping in the 6 am darkness
I forget about you
Like the sun has forgotten to rise.
Always with a kiss and a smile
Soft touch held close
That disappears with the hallway light
When you shut the door.
But the sombra lingers in the darkness.
Tu ausencia.
I don't forget, and it does matter.
And as soon as you're gone I wish you weren't.
The caress of your absence is cold.
Sombras solas. Solas conmigo.
--10.16.11