Now That You’re Gone

It’s like a million needles
piercing my heart
each time
you appear in my thoughts.

You live in memory-
In the past.
But history remains a part of us.
So with me you will stay.

I will always miss
your arms around my neck,
your face against mine,
and the feel of your gentle heartbeat against my chest.

Replacing you is impossible.
And forgetting you is unimaginable.
You will forever be in my soul
and there, you will never fade away.