Silent Song

Silent Song

I felt your breath just sigh upon my face,
as wordless songs drift from my coffee mug.
Your absence sings like some hypnotic drug,
with images I simply can't erase.

Amid the blackness, clinging to half dreams,
your empty pillow suffocates my tears,
but cannot soothe this haunting in my ears —
your whispered song amidst my silent screams.

Among the many things you left behind —
a dying plant, a photo torn apart,
your dried-up muddy footprints and spare key,
in everything your essence is entwined.
Maliciously, while slashing at my heart,
your silent song is slowly killing me.

(Envelope Sonnet — abba cddc efgefg rhyme scheme in Iambic pentemeter)