Villanelle No. 2

The absence when you left became routine,
Now you’re back and I’m suddenly lost.
Are you once again a permanent fixture in my scene?

We talked, we decided, that being friends was a thing.
The void created by you was cold and frost,
The absence when you left became routine.

Occasional meals and meets when you gave a ring,
Clear and bright like the ring that I tossed,
Are you once again a permanent fixture in my scene?

You disappeared and that wiped the slate clean,
When I tried to talk after you were really pissed.
The absence when you left became routine.

Suddenly you're here in my bed looking lean,
I don't mind - I missed you the most.
Are you once again a permanent fixture in my scene?

I secretly hope that you stay - please don't be mean,
You're still my center - on my ship you're the mast,
The absence when you left became routine,
Are you once again a permanent fixture in my scene?

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