Monday, October 9, 2023

black velvety nights

I miss the comforting black velvety nights 
that embraced my pain once... 
they accepted me as it is, you know. 

I miss the hovering ghosts 
that paralysed me in my sleep once... 
they remind me of death, you know.

I miss the silent company of the broken stars 
who heard me scream once...
they know what it is to be broken, you know.

I miss those searching eyes 
that used to light up upon seeing me once... 
I miss those pretty smiles
that used to feel warm upon meeting me once...
I miss those sweet, lingering gazes
my melancholic heart used to thrive on once... 

I miss being happy, you know. 
I miss what's it like to feel cheerful...
I miss being insanely in love...
I miss the deep sense of belonging...
I miss what's it like to feel anything at all...  

I miss the comforting black velvety nights
that embraced my pain once...

rant.

I'm alive. (I'm telling this to myself.)  I know I haven't paid this blog my usual depressing visit in a while, but I'm arou...