I still miss you in tides

Do you think of me too?

Photo by Jack Taylor on Unsplash

I was lost at sea

For months
On end
I was engulfed
By the storm

I swallowed only
Saltwater

Losing you was
Nothing if not turbulent

But over time I
learned to ride
The waves

Of waking up without you
And not knowing who to call
And the complete oxymoron
Of wanting to both shred and safeguard
Each memory

Until eventually one day
I reached
Still waters

Now
I wake up to sunrises
And silence is my friend
And I don’t long for you anymore
On cold nights

But once in a while
When I stumble
Upon old photographs
Of us

The moon will tug
On my heartstrings and