The Empty Bed

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Yesterday the bed resembled life
Pillow plump and white languished behind
Twisted duvet and left over
Pizza slices
The background horror of
Murder playing out on the TV screen

Now straightened out and neatly made
The bed seems empty, dead
Devoid of life
No clothes adorn the floor underfoot
No wet towels hug the door‘s physique

Now it’s just an empty room. Again

I shut the door and leave it there
He will be back I know
But Oh
It is so long to wait
To hear the shower splash
Smell his aftershave
And see his form beneath
The duvet cover move in sleep
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