Safe Journey

A safe trip to you
Though you go across the world
My heart is with you


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A Familiar Silence

Today I saw you from afar
It was a first in much time
Or perhaps it was a last?

Even then, my mind was mute
Muzzled by a certain thing
I do not know what to think

A familiar silence
My mind did not heed my call
Twas another who acted

Treacherous eyes bore witness
Heart of glass that did whimper
Lungs that did not do their work

Unholy strain my chest did feel
My hand reached across that space
Untold agony of loss

Is the first last or last first?
Heart no longer speaks to heart
What could I say to reach you?

Could emotions bridge that gap?
Can you hear my heart screaming?
Or is your heart deaf to it?

I don't know what else to do
Now I pray for miracles
Will some kind god grant me one?

A familiar silence
An unbearable silence
In that place in me that's yours


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85

Three lines, seven beats. Super short to mimic ancient brevity. The counts are mostly to keep the mind distracted

I hate you and I love you
I do not know why this is
But I am tortured by it


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