Nicole 3/4

There are empty places in my mind and soul

Spaces where you used to be 

And there are times that without warning,

Your memory fills those spaces again 

But I gently push you aside

Trying to make room for something new

And yet, the harder I try to forget 

The more often you slip into my thoughts 

Even in my dreams I can't escape

You follow me there, as if you've always been

And maybe always will be 

And even though I want you gone

I dread the day you are no longer there 

I dread the day I can no longer remember the sound of your voice, the feel of your breath, the smell of your skin 

Because the only thing worse than having you on my mind, 

Filling those empty spaces 

Is not remembering you at all