Poem: You Left

You left me alone 

To fend for myself 

You left me alone 

I’m left without help 

You left me in debt

A debt I must pay

But how will I pay it

So it goes away  

Do you even care 

What happens to me 

Or is it more important 

You set yourself free

No warning about 

The ending to come 

I’m left in the dark 

Here hoping for some

For some sort of sign 

About your plans

About the future 

I held in my hands 

Thought you were forever 

But you chose to end 

The great thing you started

When you held my hand

Now I’m left to wonder 

About what went wrong

That made you want space 

For who knows how long 

There isn’t a phone call 

No email or text

No how are you doing 

What’s happening next 

We’re still tied together 

And yet you are gone 

You’re living your life

While I can’t go on 

How long will it be 

Till I know how it ends 

So I can start living

Not playing pretend

Written October 30, 2025

© 2025 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: I Still Think About You

No matter what I do 
I still think about you 
You are always on my mind  
Morning, day, and night 
And one thing is clear 
It’s hard without you here

Written September 8, 2025

© 2025 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.

Poem: I Wish You Were Here

You’re the last thing on my mind
As I drift to the land of dreams
And the first thing every morning
When I open my eyes it seems

Like you have woken up early
But the silence it fills the room
And the side of your bed is empty
Though I still make the bed for two

How I yearn to hold your hand
How I yearn to with cuddle you
As we fall asleep together
That’s the thing I look forward to

But you are no longer here
Only memories that float in my head
For now I’ll take that over nothing
Though I wish you were here in our bed

Written September 25, 2025

© 2025 by Lena Kovadlo. Use with permission only.