in the absence

remove what you don’t want
erase it as if it were never there
but the evidence lingers
you can feel the energy
in the absence
my scent lingers
on your skin
even if
time passed slowly
my voice echoes
in the deep recesses
of your mind
in that moment when
you close your eyes
before sleep takes you
I still live in a small place
in your heart
running through your imagination
the delete key
does not make it untrue