Milton P. Ehrlich
Your Absence Is Present
In all the chambers of my heart.
I'm locked on to your smile
as you breathed your last breath,
still humming your favorite song:
Ne Me Quitte Pas, Ne Me Quitte Pas.
For a moment, it was like a religious
experience—I was lifted out of this world—
and could feel no pain.
Bio
Milton P. Ehrlich, Ph.D. is a 90- year-old psychologist and a veteran of the Korean War. He has published many of his poems in periodicals such as Wisconsin Review, Red Wheelbarrow, Poetica Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, and the New York Times.