three hearts now
where once were four
three souls together
one less than before

there are no words of comfort
that ease this emptier home
that ease these emptier hearts
she is gone now
her absence fills this space
her absent purr
her absent kisses to our face
she is gone now
and we are lesser for her departure

three hearts now
where once were four
three souls embrace
that three souls endure

It is dark

Inside this wound up place

This tight and woven space

A claustrophobic cavern

But what cones

When you tear your way out?

Change

Change and flight

Away from the threads that bind