The Shadows of Our Minds by Claudia Wysocky

Can                                      I
touch                                   your
hair?                                     Place
my                                       hand
on                                        your
shoulder?                              Feel
the                                      warmth
of                                        your
body?                                   Your
presence                                 my
anchor,                                 keeping
me                                        steady.

But                                in the

darkness                   of the night,

when                           I close my eyes

and                          feel you near,

I                              know

you                              are

not                            here.