The World Goes On

morning comes

without permission

the buses run

the windows shine

someone laughs

across the street

and nothing knows

you're gone

the world goes on

the world goes on

lights turn green

the river moves

the world goes on

without you here

your cup stays

beside the sink

dust gathers

on the rim

I say your name

into the room

the room says

nothing back

the world goes on

the world goes on

birds leave roofs

the seasons turn

the world goes on

without you here

I thought the sky

would notice

I thought the clocks

would stop

but morning comes

without permission

and I am still

inside it