shedding skin

I.
i remember
what silence looked like.
it was you,
unable to shake my scent
out of your hair
while shooting blank stares
into my eyes.

and i remember being naked,
waking up
to find your memory
still sleeping
next to me.

II.
without you,
i am muscle
without movement,
bones searching
for marrow,
a mirror
without its
reflection.

III.
dreams tell you
what your heart
already knows.