Nightstand

I took your picture off my nightstand
Per the request from the cup of change
You have been gone forever it seems
in spite of spite the Polaroid remained
I left your sapphire ring in its place
the pale blue was a perfect reminder
I put your lipstick on for the taste
I picked up the phone at lunch and listened
there was only static on the other end
I went to a movie and watched it alone
drank a glass of wine till the bottle was gone
I set the alarm an hour early
so I could hold onto the shadow
and the pillow where you use to be
perfectly still with this broken heart
that and a ring and a picture
is what you left me