echos of your absence

Sure, here’s a poem for you: --- Your absence is like a whisper in the dark, Barely a ripple in the still, unfeeling lake. I fade into the background, a ghostly mark, Yet your departure leaves a wound that won’tforsake. I’m just a shadow in the corner of your eye, An echo that vanishes before you can hear. But when you’re gone, it’s as if the world’s awry, The void you leave is heavy, stark, and severe. You move on like the breeze through a barren land, While I remain, a silent, indifferent sigh. Your presence is a storm I can’t withstand, Yet my absence, to you, is just a fleeting goodbye. So here I am, a mere afterthought in your dlay, While your absence is a tempest, a piercing plea. Your departure sends me reeling, lost in dismay, Yet my absence, to you, is nothing, just empty.