While You Are Away

Written by: Jessica Arteaga

While You Are Away

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my heart starts to      f     a      d     e

forgetting what heart beats and blood is for to sustain

and   and

my memory does not play

for you are the imprinted punctures of a code
that I must feel with my hand

cause while your are away

I                 see             well
    cannot             that

and if any particle of you remains

                                               a  r  t  b e g i n s t o s
                                            e                                 w
                                         h                                      e
                                      y                                            l 
                                   m                                                 l


cause whatever warmth is left
I stay up longer held.

while you are away
my heart begins to lack
all the times of composure
want less to interact
and I
and I
would just lay away
I am not that strong
while
while you are away...