Written by unveildtruth, "living" is about the ache of losing contact with someone who once mattered deeply. The speaker lists what is gone: the sound of a voice, a smile, the comfort of someone nearby after a nightmare. That last detail stands out. It suggests the person used to be a source of safety, someone who made the dark feel manageable.
Midway through, the poem turns to two quiet questions: "how have you been? / do you miss me?" The first sounds polite, almost casual, but the second gives away how much the speaker still needs an answer. The poem then repeats its list, this time with the laugh and the "emerald green eyes," a specific image that shows how sharply the speaker remembers. It ends on the bleakest line: "i don't know you anymore." The mood is hushed and lonely, with a sadness that feels unresolved. Nothing is explained, so the reader is left with the gap itself, and with a speaker who is still holding on.