When you weren’t looking I snuck in your closet. It was comfortable in there and the dogs couldn’t find me. They looked and looked but I was quiet and didn’t make a peep. Did you notice? I didn’t organize your ties or even stack your shoes and I made sure that I didn’t sit on your favorite shirt, I just sat and listened to my heart beat and the slow trickle of my breath leave my lips. It was dark in the closet but it smelled like you and that made me happy.

Later that day I put you clothes in the dryer and I made sure to open the door before the buzzer went off. They weren’t dry yet so I ran them again, when they were done I folded them and put them away. Did you notice? I ran the soft cloth through my fingers and I remembered where we were when you wore each item I folded and it made me smile. I snuck in the room and put them away I did a very good job to not wake you, you didn’t even turn over when the door slightly creaked.

I thought of you today, I said your name under my breath and I looked at the sky and smiled. Did you notice? It seems like we are both just along for the ride and we are lucky to run into each other as often as we do. I miss the days before today and the days before last December, the days when we were together more than we were apart. I miss those days. Do you think they ever think of me? The way things used to be when you were here and I was there and we were together? The days that seemed to drag on for ever and the nights that seemed faster than the blink of an eye. Those were some great days. The weather was cooler and the sun set before our eyes. Do you think we should put up a reward for those days? Do you think they would come back to us?

Maybe thinking is what gets us in this mess. If we would just sit back and accept today for today and accept me as me and you as you we wouldn’t miss something we no longer knew. But not knowing wouldn’t make us who we are today. So, I will cherish those times that I miss, the laugh lines, the moments that have gone by and smile knowing that there are new days on their way, days that will bring more cheer than the old days ever could. Those days will be great days, those days I will sit in the closet and wrinkle your shirts, those days I will toss the clothes in the drawers and not let it get to me that your socks weren’t matched up, those days I will let the dogs find me, those days I will be with you.