THERE ARE DAYS WHEN I MISS KATIE IN MY BONES

There are days when I miss Katie,
in my bones,
where it feels like it's going to rain
and the wind's calling her name.

When dark clouds drift across the sky,
passing on their way to nowhere,
and I feel isolated in the world.

The trees that once carried my spirits
carry them emptily now.
The leaves that once fluttered like smiles
lay limply, on limply hanging boughs.
The roots that once held sturdily,
now hang there entirely feebly.

And I walk back to the place where I now reside,
with nearly nothing inside except dirt,
and I miss Katie in my bones.

Copyright ©2008 Ashi Shadow
Written in 2007
Tried changing the 4th line a few times. (and the wind calls her name was original)