9.

theres a hole growing inside me
where you used to be
you took up so much of me
that i hardly recognize myself alone
i try to stuff tissues in
to fill the gap and soak up the tears
but it ends up just feeling wet
and soggy
like a dog forgotten in the rain.
i hope you're doing fine
because i don't understand
how to be less of a friend to you, or
how to lessen the distance between you and i.
it doesn't make sense to me
it just makes me sad and confused
unsure of what to do with this vacancy around my sides.