On the one hand, I was glad 

It was no longer necessary for me to

Plan my schedule around someone

Yet, it was uncomfortably empty.

I had dreaded my mother

Asking me about where I put my stuff

Or updating me how she'd tidied up the place

Yet I really would rather hear her droning

Than nothing at all....

She's only left for HK yesterday

But the silence is deafening...

Silence is really not always golden.

So although it's totally weird for 

A grown woman to say this....

"I miss my marmie..."