Love Poem: Aloneness
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Written by: Eshe Benson

Aloneness

the swelling taste 
of your absence 
was heavy on the tongue 
of my silent night

i grabbed speckles 
of darkness 
flying between 
my longing eyes

i searched for the shadow 
of your moon
within the walls 
of my starry night

my eyes bled crystal rivulets  
as my mind defogged
with the knowledge 
of my aloneness  

i lay down to sleep 
hanging on to 
the endless rails 
of your vivid departure