Vast expanses

When you are gone

My heart breaks

My soul aches

With the missing of the light and life you bring

But I know too

That the vast expanses of my heart and soul are felt

More keenly

Through these times of absence

Which remind me too

Of all the love you have given

So is there not also a cause for celebration

In the acceptance of an absence

Of a love

That awakened this heart

That was for so long

Suffering and fearful

To the value of

Your presence

Your value

Your light

And your love