While You Were Gone (Prompt: While You Were Gone)

First, I tried reading that book

you got me last month

but kept getting distracted

by the sheer overwhelming 

silence.

Then I decided to make sure

everything in the kitchen

put away

and the floors were swept

so you wouldn’t have to do it

when you got home.

I watched TV for five minutes

and since there was no one

to comment on it with,

I shut it off.

After that,

I ate the rest of the cookies

in broad daylight

not having to sneak them

because you were here.

Finally, I laid on the bed

and I smelled your hair

on the pillow,

closed my eyes

and daydreamed.

While you were gone

I just waited for you

to come back.