You are writing
Behind closed doors
While I piddle about
Putting the house in order
I knock gently
Get no answer
Call your name
Silence
I turn the knob
Push open the door
To find you sprawled
Face down on the carpet

For one terrible moment
A long life without you
Stretches before me
And I can’t seem to think
Or catch my breath
Then I fall to my knees
Trembling, one word
Babe?

You roll over
Smile
Stretch
And tell me what a good nap
You were having
Never dreaming
Why I kiss your face so hard