I’ve noticed it’s the quiet that hits the hardest
The vacancy of your notifications on a busy day
The little interruptions I became quite accustomed to
And I miss those ever-loving interludes with you
The way you’d plead and beg for more time
I never quite understood how little time we had left
If only I’d known, I would’ve never said goodbye
© 2026 Michelle Cook
Danny 💔 – November 20th, 1969 – May 11th, 2026. Neither Brian nor I will ever forget you… xoxo
Being separated from the ones you love is a lonely place to be.
I suppose some may never understand what this is like, but I believe most will know this feeling well.
I have had enough of this torture to realize that we don’t get to decide how or when we will be separated.
There are even those we love who will never be able to grace our paths no matter how long we yearn.
The distance from those loved ones may as well be a trip to the moon.
These are life’s true tragedies, and the heart cannot comprehend why this is the way it has to be.
It’s especially difficult during a dark night, one void of loving arms and reassurance.
We cannot then comprehend the reality of our circumstances.
That’s when the heart realizes how truly alone it is and suffers in silence as it mostly always has.
These are the sad truths that often live inside us all.
Few speak of these sufferances, but that doesn’t make them any less painful.
The only way to survive the distance is to reach out as much as you can, sending deeply felt “I love yous” and sincerely honest “thinkings of you.”
© 2025 Michelle Cook
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If I could change my life,
what would I do?
Would a simple hug
change my point of view?
I wonder how far I’d go
for the things I desire,
or would those longings
somehow expire.
I don’t always know
what my capabilities are,
haven’t gotten to the point
of reaching that far.
But there’s one thing I know
I could never do
and that would be
to give up you.
© 2024 Michelle Cook
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Foretelling flames
sparked the rubble
that’s when both of them knew
they were in loads of trouble
Pixie dust specks
and spatters of desire
flared each flicker
destined never to expire
And although the world
tried to keep them apart
divine interventions
sealed their fate from the start
Who would’ve thought
a little dust and heat
could make someone’s lives
so full and complete
© 2024 Michelle Cook
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With every sunrise
I love you more
Your smiling eyes
Everything I adore
Thru time and space
We’ve kept our love
Explosive cosmic energy
Everything we’re made of
Sparks of passion
Igniting every day
This volcanic connection
Can’t stay away
Everything you are
Is everything I am
I can’t stop feeling
So I send a telegram
Heart wrapped up
A gift for you
Everything I do
I do for you
© 2023 Michelle Cook
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