Original DDE™ art: “Gone — But Unforgettable” — by: rob kistner © 4/14/26
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where does love go
when it goes
after the last word
has been spoken—
but still echoes
through the bones
of the house—
echoes in your heart
when the room
goes quiet
and in the chair
across from you
sits a ghost—
her ghost
does she lean
seductively vaporous
across the table—
hands on the grain
of the table—
to linger languidly
in the worn places
where her tender hands
once lovingly rested
or does she rise—
invisible
but certain—
like a crisp breath
on a cold morning—
briefly seen
…then gone
have you felt her
in the pause
between heartbeats
in the way a name
a deep thought
or complex question
still arrives
unbidden
in the corner of your eye
only to turn
and she is not there
perhaps love does not go
perhaps it only loosens
…from form
…from voice
…from touch—
to become
a presence
unsolid—
but undeniable
waiting
in the unseen
for us
to feel it again
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rob kistner © 4/14/26