As you slip into the depths
of your inevitable journey
to leave me here
Alone
Without you
Stop every now and then
and honour us
Yes….
Honour you and me
in a way
that is befitting
So that you may
shoehorn me
into your everyday life
Fit me in your pocket
Tap it when you ache
for my touch
Listen for my
strings and drums
And replay
conversations
Request my smallish shoulder
under your handsome arm
when dog tiredness
takes its toll on you
Hold my vaguely
memorable hips
Soft and curved
in your warm and thinking hands
Accommodate me
in your silent, empty bed
and spill yourself
into my daytime
even when you sleep
So that when you wake
Startled at your juxtaposition
Like a new star in the galaxy
You can mouth some words
that only I can hear
And you will know
that I am here
and that you
are not alone