O, I’ve come to a place
where “I miss
you” looks like an ellipsis.

Ellipsis. When words
not needed for meaning
are missing: a little hole
torn in the sentence.
“They kissed…
at the airport terminal.”

Ellipsis. The marks that show
these omissions.
Little dots suggesting…
make-up often
punctuates a face
after crying.

Elliptic.
Brief in speaking;
laconic.
“I am leaving.”

Ellipsis. The crack
in the syntax, severe,
a broken mirror. And
my lavender oil
has lost its fragrance.