Absent Questions

By Chloe Alfieri

“I talk to god but the sky is empty”

Sylvia Plath

I love the breeze through my window at midnight,
the stars and the clouds and the moon, full,
embraces me in light.

I love, love, love her.

Shouting into the void: 
Is all of this love going somewhere?

In her absence I find myself searching
Longing, hoping for a touch-
This love grows within me, 
bright and passionate.

This love is you, warm, and embracing.

The moon is full and bright tonight, 
I see you in the reflection
and enjoy the gentle caress
of your hand on my cheek,
from the breeze through 
my open window.

You’re still somewhere.

Chloe Alfieri is a high school student with a love for writing. She lives with her parents, three siblings, and two dogs in a quaint neighborhood in rural Connecticut.