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“When You Are Not There”

By Greeva Shah


I miss you like hell—

not the fire, but the hollow after flame,

where breath forgets its name

and lungs move like ghosts

in a house that once held laughter.

My heart ticks,

but each second feels like a cardiac arrest—

a rhythm without music,

a drum without skin.

My body walks,

but it’s a puppet in the rain,

strings soaked,

limbs numb,

a machine that mimics life

but never lives.

You are the soul I misplaced—

the shadow that should stretch beside mine,

the oxygen that turns air into grace,

the nectar that makes this wilted flower bloom.

Even a second without you

is a storm without shelter,

an umbrella snatched mid-downpour,

a madness that dances

in the silence of your absence.

You are the sunshine

that teaches my skin to feel,

the pulse that reminds me

I am more than just flesh.


By Greeva Shah


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Kush Pansare
Kush Pansare
Dec 30, 2025
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Never imagined poems could be this better, great portrayal of vocabulary. 🙌

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mitashah32
Dec 29, 2025
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Amazing feeling

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Siddhi Joshi
Siddhi Joshi
Dec 29, 2025
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It's a delightful poem ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Pruthvi Shah
Pruthvi Shah
Dec 17, 2025
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Great work

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Dec 11, 2025
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