Written by Marielle Iarathelle Trinidad

Staring at the same strokes as before,

Nothing changed, but I can’t hold any more

The blazing summer that I danced with earlier

Swiftly turned into an unending cruel winter

The unseen stories that I spent my whole life

Suddenly sliced my hands with a knife

I’m impaled, left alone with unknown lines

Fed my future with what I hope are lies

The names I’ve given are thrown to the air,

Into the unknown, I can’t help but despair

I dug myself a vortex of pain and fears

Can’t bring me to produce smiles or tears

The shadow of losing you chased me,

Ate through the riptides of the sea

My lungs collapsed with the stream

Along with the only reason why I dream

Now I’m trying to fill the blocks and blanks

In this very letter, I address my life’s link

I’ll try to hold another paper and ink

In hopes that you’ll be back in a blink

And I’ll save you from death’s brink