When Walls Don’t Answer

I spoke

just once

to the wall

Soft

like I expected

an answer

It gave me

an echo

like a cruel

mimic

You’re not here

I know

But still

I talk

because silence

won’t explain

what happened

Your coat’s

still on

the hook

Your voice

still rolls

in certain corners

like perfume

that never fades

But the room

is tired

The air

is still

The wall

has memorized

my grief

It doesn’t

talk back

but it knows

I never said

goodbye

not really

I only

let you

walk

without asking

when you'd

be back