Half is missing. Half of the bed is untouched. The right side of the dresser is empty. Shoe shelves are vacant. There are empty spaces in the refrigerator, bathroom drawers, kitchen table.

Should I sleep on the other side rather than wash the sheets? Should I spread out my clothes rather than stack them? Should I set one shoe per shelf rather than double depth them? Does anyone else ask these silly questions?

No halves in the office. The extra stapler, electrical pencils, set square never leave their cubicles. The remaining tired books seem fastened to their shelves. It would be cruel to dislodge them. Organizers set atop the desk, mostly slot-free, but ready. Only the bookkeeper is missing here, which feels like half.

Same in the garage. Place for tools, place for ladders, place for the hose and nozzles, place for a few garden tools. They’re all content to hold their place. Just missing the tinkerer half.

Half is missing. Do the halves want to be filled? Do they want to stay bare? What’s to be done with the halves.

Jesus, fill any missing half with You.