Absent (a free-verse pantoum) - POEM of the MONTH!

Absent (a free-verse pantoum)

A hole tore into my chest;

I am numb to my surroundings.

It took residence as one left mine

And I stare into the empty silence.

I am numb to my surroundings,

You were taken from my residence

And I stare into the empty silence

As you create a sound in my mind.

You were taken from my residence;

A blues song of memories remain

As you create a sound in my mind

And will play forever in my heart.

A blues song of memories remain

My shadow. Who brightened my day

And will play forever in my heart?

The one, I will see until then.

My shadow who brightened my day,

It took residence as you left mine,

The one I will see. Until then –

A hole tore into my chest …