Further

I've cried and screamed a thousand times since then. The same phrase echoing off of the plaster walls. Don't leave me... I can't live without you, baby, please.

Now the bed is empty. Your side is cold... but mine is even colder. I guess your warmth is what kept me going. It takes two to whisper the creeping silence away, did you know that? Now all I can hear is the hollow buzzing of silence... I've never noticed how loud it was before.

I pull the curtains together... I can't stand the thought of a morning without you.