In the still of the night, life is

A bunch of clichés

The house is too neat,

No shoes trip my feet,

No wet towel on the bed,

No papers spread on the table,

No early morning alarm

to curse

No you to nudge and shake

I am alone

Wide awake

so when you called

I said

Hi, I am fine. Yeah, I managed to sleep at night. No didn’t cry , kept the bathroom light on and a knife under my pillow. So, do you know when the course will be over? Any chance of coming back earlier? Ok Ok , I know it hasn’t even started yet…..Yes I know, I'll get used to it...

I meant

I miss you.