In Your Shadow

Shadows lengthen
as I am mesmerized
by the stones emblazoned
with your memory.

My eyes have long since dried
but the ache within my being
persists after all this time.
The void has never been filled.

I would offer you flowers
or some small token
but the gesture would mean
more to others than you.

Instead, I'll leave you
with my prayers and hope
that your suffering ended
when you slept that last time.