Missing

Have you ever really missed someone? You walk through a room where they used to stand and you see them there. You blink and look again and they are not. But something in you aches and comes out as a sigh.

You walk through a restaurant they used to frequent and you see them there at the table you last shared. You know they are not there but you see them like a ghost. And then like a cruel breeze, you move on - to your party, your day, your life. But somewhere amid the noise you can still hear the laughter in your empty ears.