to you who are not

you should have been here
to keep me from slowly fading into blue

you should have been here
to remind me that this is just a billowing dream

you should have been here
to hungrily scribble your side of the story

you should have been here
to keep me awake through a spell

you should have been here
to caress me into deep slumber

you should have been here
simply because you never ever are