☆°▪︎ THE SILENCE ▪︎°☆

Tell . . .

.

.

.

I

do

.

n

o

t

.

know,

– 

how

.

t

o

.

tell

you . . .

.

.

.

f

o

r

– 

I

.

a

m

.

too 

ashamed

inside

.

t

h

e

.

shell,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

a

little

.

t

o

o

.

shy

.

a

s

.

well,

.

.

t

o

.

.

break

.

t

h

e

.

silent

spell . . .

.

.

.

s

o

it’s

easier

.

t

o

.

smile,

.

a

n

d

.

wave,

.

a

n

d

.

wish

.

y

o

u

.

well . . .

.

.

.

 ~ I

smile,

.

a

n

d

.

wave,

.

a

n

d

.

wish

.

y

o

u

.

well . . .

.

.

.

There

once

.

w

a

s

.

a

dream

breathing

next

.

t

o

.

me . . .

.

.

.

waiting . . .

.

.

.

.

waiting . . .

.

.

.

a

n

d

waiting . . .

.

.

.

b

e

f

o

r

e

turning

away

.

a

n

d

.

fading

.

i

n

t

o

.

distance . . .

.

.

.

 ~ it

turned

away

.

a

n

d

.

faded

.

i

n

t

o

.

distance . . .

.

.

.

leaving

nothing 

.

b

u

t

.

silence,

.

.

a

n

d

.

.

the

memory

.

o

f

.

what 

might

.

h

a

v

e

been . . .

.

.

.

 ~ the

memory

.

o

f

.

what 

might

.

h

a

v

e

been . . .

.

.

.

Linger . . .

.

.

.

 ~ the

feelings

linger . . .

.

.

.

b

u

t

now

that

.

y

o

u

have

gone . . .

.

.

.

they

taunt,

.

a

n

d

.

tease,

.

a

n

d

.

haunt

.

m

e

.

more . . .

.

.

.

They

taunt,

.

a

n

d

.

tease,

.

a

n

d

.

haunt . . .

.

.

.

They

taunt,

.

a

n

d

.

tease,

.

a

n

d

.

haunt . . .

.

.

.

They

taunt,

.

a

n

d

.

tease,

.

a

n

d

.

haunt

.

m

e

.

more . . .

.

.

.

t

h

a

n

anything

.

e

v

e

r

.

before.

Reflection: This was a forgotten romantic-themed poem that I wrote back in January of 2018 where the affected party experiences a heart-wrenching turn of events which, at that point in time, seem too insurmountable for him or her to change. This poem was primarily inspired by the wonderful, moving movie: “Call Me By My Name.”