howl

worms

no I'm not all right

but thanks!

for asking

for caring

for listening

for hearing

accepting a hole

will not be filled

can't stop it aching

like not a tooth

or a limb that's lost

in the darkness

or a touch recalled

no longer there

sometimes

just

so

deep

and

alone

and

gone

[ 17th August 2015; awake at 4:20am ]