He is a Was

He is warm, his shoulders are broad, and his hands are calloused. His hair, a sandy, brownish-red. His laugh, a chuckle. His skin a patchwork of freckles. His soul hidden behind those dreamy, coast-blue eyes.

He is gone. He is a was. He was warm, his shoulders were broad, and his hands were calloused. His hair was a sandy, brownish-red… but now my loved is dead.