June 10th, 2023 Cinquain
You are my first thought in the morning and last throughout my sleepless nights.
I see you Stars have gone from your eyes int… The warmth of the sun feels so fam… In the drops of rain I can hear y… Letting my tears blend with each d…
As the waves crash along the shore Which seems so far away, I ask myself; Why do I swim? Pushed from a ship
Do not mistake my silence, For absence. I will always be there for you. Always. But I must be here for myself,
Hello my Darling, how are you? How was your day? What can I do? Hello my Love,
This noose of hope Around my neck A memory rope Myself I wreck I cannot leave
The only fitting punishment The Gods could conspire To make us pay for our transgressions against the… You stole the stars from their sky
The longer I wait for you The more I prolong this pain The longer you wait to speak The more distant I become The more I heal
Help me to understand it Help open up my eyes I’m trying to move past it But I can’t seem to see why When we’re together
I cut this final cord. So why do I still feel bound? Oh, another cord.
The World ended, not with a bang, but with a sniffle. a tear. a cracked voice. First came the Horseman of Silenc…
Were your reasons true? Were they for me or for you? Was there really nothing we could… I wonder. Why was it easier to hide?
My self deprecation Are humbling jokes As to starve my ego Not a reflection of self hatred My sense of self
Like a tower of crystal glasses My hope stacks higher Waiting to come crashing down And lacerate my heart below A thousand tiny shards
I want to walk away I want this hope to stay I’m twisted and torn My promise, I’m sworn To see you again someday
I wish that these words No longer reflect my pain But my devotion