"old pain"
I sit in silence this night once more,
pondering the pain
lingering,
inside the vacant space of thought,
hoping perhaps an answer exists.
I can see now
how someone can live in sorrow,
drinking down moments of regret,
as to not think
perhaps those mistakes
that were made
would have been
all the difference.
I trade the calm for the chaos of silence,
where the silvery veil of thought
pulls back,
falling gently,
before letting me
melt away
into oblivion
once more.
-Armando Torres