Monday, June 17, 2019

He’s Gone Now


He’s gone now, this man we loved.
Do you remember the night
We three climbed into your big bed,
Weaving arms and legs into a tangle
Of love while the children slept
In bedrooms down the hall?
The next morning he made coffee, pleased,
Oblivious to our enjoined discomfort.
I left words trapped in the blanket jumble
On your bed and drove back to Missoula.
We moved apart in various ways,
You to Helena, he to the Lake,
Me to Seattle. Long distance
Is not the next best thing to being there.
Now he’s gone the longest distance.
How many years since our brown eyes locked?
Didn’t you know I loved you best?

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