Mr Tibbs

Do you know just how
imperious you could be?
Posing with a rose
A double shot of orange 
Two jolts in a green background.

And do you know how
absobloodylutely mad
you drove me? In out
Out in. Neither out nor in.
Just watching. It's what you did.

I miss you so much.
That triumphant chirp as you
Sprang into the bed.
Settling in, warmer, closer
Down the years, until the end.

What do I do with 
you now? Turn my grief to joy
that you existed.
I hope you loved me too.
I stitch your smile in my brain.