Some
people lose you
Not
in the middle of the night
Never
in the middle of a fight
But
when day breaks the last chance
When
the heat of the fight
Is
nothing left but cold embers
Some
people lose you
Flailing
in frustration
Tearing
and grasping
At
the common ground you shared
That
no longer exists
Some
people lose you
Hanging
their head down
Holding
the remnants of you-two
The
shreds they let slip
Through
the grasp they chose to loosen
And
then
Some
people lose you
In
the long silence
They
forgot to punctuate
In
the assumption
That
you’d always be there
Some
people lose you
And
they don’t notice
The
cold spot
Where
you once were
The
empty space
Where
your heart was once a placeholder
The
empty seat
They
forgot to invite you back into
The
now-quiet spot
They
forgot to look for you in
The
once-reserved place
That
you departed
Tired
of waiting
To
be seen
To meet your gaze
To
be reached out for
To brush your hand
To
be heard
To answer your last call
Some
people lose you
And
they don’t notice
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