Alone Without You

Day 13 of National Poetry Month

Alone Without You

By Candace Shultz

There are days that I'm alone,

I look for you and wonder 

where you are.

So far away, like worlds apart,

even though the internet

keeps us together. 

When you're gone for too long

I start to worry. Are you okay?

I wait to hear from you.

And when you do message me back,

I sigh with relief as my heart

beats again.

I count down the days until your return,

wishing that time would speed up

so I can be in your arms again.

At night I cannot sleep because

the bed is empty and cold

without you.

I sit at home and miss you so.

Where did you go?

I'm alone.