Only Sometimes

I miss you

I’m not sorry

For what you said

Or what you did,

For that matter

I just miss you sometimes

When you call,

I miss your voice

And the birds by your house

The barking dogs

And busy days

I just miss you sometimes

When you write,

I miss when we

Would sit in bed all day

Propped up on pillows

And read ourselves to sleep

I just miss you sometimes

When I hear a dog bark,

I am reminded of you

Laughing at Nellie

Cursing at Rusty

And frightened by Tess

I just miss you sometimes

When I hear a car like yours,

I am reminded of you

And days when we would go out

To the store

And get Taco Bell

I just miss you sometimes

When I see Walmart,

I am reminded of you

And going through the

Garden section

Looking for seeds and dirt

I just miss you sometimes

When I see frozen popsicles

Or $5 dollar Twizzler boxes

I am reminded of you

And sitting outside in the sun

Eating and talking

I just miss you sometimes

When I see a book,

No matter what kind,

I am reminded of you

And how you taught me

To love to read

I just miss you sometimes

When I see the Dollar Tree

I am reminded of you

And the first time

That we noticed they sold books -

And for $1, too

I just miss you sometimes

Nevermind that I see these things

That remind me of you

All of the time

I just miss you,

Sometimes

(All of the time)

I just miss you,

Sometimes...

And I guess, I wonder,

If you miss me, too...

Because I miss you

Sometimes

I’ll worry about you,

I’ll want one of your hugs,

I’ll cry over you at night,

I’ll want to talk to you again,

And I’ll miss you, too

But only

Sometimes

(All of the time)