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Every Cell Misses You

Dolon Pramanik

Every single cell in my body calls your name.

It’s like they all know who they belong to.

When you’re near, they hum quietly,

like a song only I can feel.

When you’re far,

they scream —

they ache.

My heart tries to stay strong,

but it beats too fast when I think of you.

Sometimes it skips,

like it forgot how to live without your rhythm.

My lungs struggle too —

they fill with your memory,

and when I breathe out,

it hurts to let you go.

My stomach twists when I miss you,

it forgets what comfort feels like.

My hands reach out for nothing,

and my skin burns

from the space where your touch should be.

My eyes get tired from searching for you

in every shadow,

every crowd,

every dream.

I am made of you now —

you live in my blood,

my bones,

my breath.

You are in the tiny, invisible pieces of me

that keep me alive.

And when you’re gone,

those pieces cry out —

they ache like broken glass inside me.

I’d do anything for you.

Anything to see you happy,

anything to make you stay.

Because loving you

is not just in my heart —

it’s in every part of me.

And missing you

feels like my body

forgetting how to live.

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