Crevices

You climbed the wall

and I was there

building castles

of bricks

"They're nothing

but sand" you say

as waves drew in

the fortress

I built

towards the

ocean

You were sunshine;

omnifiscent

stirring

currents

inside

hollow bones

Until

you

were

drenched

in the landfill

that was me.

You found out,

that there was

nothing there.

N o t h i n g 

to keep you

warm, under

white sheets

n o t h i n g

but maps

and footsteps

left

by

strangers.

N o t h i n g

but detours

and connecting

flights

N o t h i n g

but a closet

full of shells

of

past lovers

Gradually,

and then all at once

                                   You left.

not even a whisper

no,

not even a goodbye.

I

wonder how you are

gradually less often

and one day

you will be left

in the crevices of my mind;

collecting dust.