There's Nowhere I Could Go That Wouldn't Be You

Quoting Jeffery Eugenides who quoted a line from some classic movie
I realise that when I scoffed at that expression of sentiment,
I knew too little about being away from you.

Knowing that I'd probably not see you for a long, long, time,
I finally get an inkling of what it is like to see your ghost everywhere.

Behind the park, as I'm on the downslope,
You smile
Swaggering - yes, you swagger - as you walk out the shortcut between the terraces,
You smile

The faint breeze carries whispers of your voice
I smile
Hearing the slap of your big brown slippers on the pavement
I smile

Now, quoting you: "Can you feel it when I miss you?"