No Trace
Navaris Darson

You left

milk in the fridge,
yogurt, and cream cheese

You left

two coins
on the bedroom floor
a nickel and a British pence

You left

things I let you borrow
a towel hanging from the shower
a mattress, a lamp,
a folding chair
with two heart stickers
a laundry card
on a table covered with dust

You left

no traces of you
nothing to preserve
not even fingerprints in the dust

You left

me
alone

February 01, 2020