A day without you

Photo by Ángel López on Unsplash

The sky had fewer clouds.
The sun shone a little less.
Breakfast didn’t fill my stomach.
The workout playlist brought no joy.
The happy-go-lucky me was lost somewhere.
Office hours, surprisingly, felt like a blessing.
Lunch made me think of you.
The post-meal walk, soaked in tears of sorrow.
Evening chai made me ponder on why it didn’t work out.
The walk back home from work was lonely.
Dinner? Oh, I avoided it, just like you did.
My bed, my bed, flooded with salty tears.
Sleep was nowhere to be found.
Thoughts became my foes, not my friends.
The night became my best friend.
The moon, my confidant.
The dreams were of you.
But…
The day was incomplete without you, my love.