It’s been hours
since I drove you away.
I’ve been praying that this E & J
can replace you.  I realized,
1 ½ pint later, it can’t.
The air’s sour and thin as
I’m vegetating, starring
at a 2 am infomercial.
I can hear the cracking and cricking
hoping it was my phone on vibrate.
Covering myself in a blanket,
my body
trying to mimic
your caresses.
But my [...]