To Miss someone until they come back

To Miss someone until they come back, 

or until you come back, 

until their absence in your life 

becomes something miserable. 

Miss them until you don’t have to anymore, 

until you’re reunited in your favorite both in

 your favorite restaurant ordering your favorite meal,

 miss them until it feels like you never left. 

Or miss them until you can’t anymore, until 

the things you miss are identified and cataloged

 as things and not a person, until you figure 

out that easy company and long talks and 

unblinking, all-knowing eye contact will find 

you again the way they found you the first time. 

Miss someone until you don’t.”