she isn't here

you don't hear
from her for weeks
on end.
the phone has gone
silent.
she could be sick
or dead,
or on a trip
to Europe, or
florida.
who knows.
maybe she's on
her horse
galloping across
a field.
you can only guess
where she might be,
but one thing you
know for sure,
after checking
the closets
and under the bed,
she isn't here.