Unmade

Shock
I wake to emptiness,
a world I don’t recognize,
hands reaching for you in the dark.

Denial
I pretend you’re still here,
just busy, just gone for a minute.
The silence lies.

Anger
Every memory burns.
I tear us from my life,
asking why you left,
why I stayed.

Bargaining
What if I’d tried harder,
been someone else?
I’d give anything to turn back time.

Sadness
The world aches with your shadow,
our laughter faint as dust,
your absence, endless.

Acceptance
One day, the silence softens.
The world returns, piece by piece—
a little bruised, but whole.