In Totality

One of Those Nights

inspired by Stephen Dunn

One of those nights so quiet

that the silence is deafening

as you lie there waiting for

her to walk through the 

door and lay down

although you know that

she’s not coming back.

One of those nights so cold

that you can’t fall asleep

as you reach out expecting

to feel her warmth beneath your

touch although you know that

she’d only be cold to you.