You left your hoodie on my chair

Coffee stain still laughing there

I keep your name in my phone

Like you're gonna text back

"I'm almost home"

I’ll carry you in every crowded room

In the quiet seat with an empty view

Every dumb joke

Every late-night dare

You’re still here in the stories we share

I don’t say goodbye

I just say your name

And smile at the last joke we shared

Your chair at dinner

Pushed in straight

We pour one extra

Then we wait

Someone quotes you by mistake

We all break

Then we all ache

Some days I talk like you’re running late

Save you a spot

Save you a plate

If love is the mark that you leave behind

You carved your initials in all our lives