don't you know where they're not?

in the darkness behind your closed eyes,
in the space behind clenched lips.
that's where they're not.

in lonely nights spent pressed into corners,
in bitter tears and trembling hands.
that's where they're not.

Author's Note

inspiration from a poem by amanda jane.
http://www.writerscafe.org/amandaxjane

4-10-2011.