absence

 
 
I am not present  
Not even in these lines.  
I wish I were here with you  
But my mind is occupied.  
The past is a rash  
I'd rather forget.  
What comes next?  
I can't get out of my head.  
Tormented by time I can't get back  
And a future that hasn't happened yet.  
I can't be here with you,  
Although there's nowhere  
Else I'd rather be.  
I'm sorry I'm not present.  
forgive me.  
please.