"1. On the day that you left,it didn’t hit me that you werereally going to be gone. And..."

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1. On the day that you left,

it didn’t hit me that you were

really going to be gone.

And although your existence

was still intact on the map,

I felt like you are nowhere

to be found.

2. On the second day,

when you didn’t come back,

I no longer doubted you.

If I would have known

that this time would have really

been goodbye for good,

I would have held on

for a little bit longer.

3. On the third day,

I woke up facing

your side of the bed,

and wondered if you

would ever fill that gap again.

4. On the fourth day,

it didn’t hurt as much.

By then, I was already used to

making coffee for one,

and not having to

keep the door unlocked.

5. On the fifth day,

I was able to say your name

without feeling as if

my mouth was on fire.

And I think that was a small

realization to show myself

that I was going to be okay.

”

- "It only took me 5 days to get the taste of you out of my mouth," - Colleen Brown