loss of someone intangible
vines twisting around my thighs, my chest, my throat
thorns piercing my heart
drawing blood
like the ache could flow away with it

sorrow of an empty embrace
tears falling to lonely lips
words left unspoken

how do you miss someone you never touched
how do you touch someone you never met
how do you heal an ache that only a hug could soothe
how can there be a last when there was never a first