Five (5)

I hate when you’re gone It seems like you’re so far away I begin to forget each contour in your face The way you flex your jaw when you’re angry The cologne you wear Or if you’re even real. The way you kissed me ever so lightly before you left this morning My fingers twirled around your hair frantically Wrapped around your neck Grabbing for any fabric on your shirt The belt loop of your pants Just to borrow a few moments of your time 5 to be precise The sign reads: “Be back in 5” Time is never specified, so we’re always stuck in a time warp Where I’m never certain if today is yesterday, or tomorrow is 5 years from now. You seem so…distant When you’re so close to my heart You’ve taken mine captive And you find it ever so convenient To run away and take breaks. Swiper no swiping. “Be back in 5” it read To the non believer, 5 is forever. 5 is longer than an eternity, as in 1 more than 4 ever 5 is the number of temptations you lend to me 5 is the number of fingers explore every inch of me…inside and out 5 is the number of times my peak has been reached in your care 5…5 is how long you’ve been gone. 5 is how long you needed to be away From me. I stared in your vacant eyes Glossed over and emotionless. I wondered… When will you back? Do you plan on coming back? No? You know what? I’ll take 5 too.