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...

disappearing sense of belonging

On my recent visit to my home, my mom quietly took out my engagement and reception photo albums and showed them to my sister-in-law. I was w...