Where there is heartache,
the air hangs thick,
a humidity of unshed tears.
Silence isn't empty,
it's a cavern echoing
the hollowness carved out.
The world outside continues,
sun bleeds gold, birdsong insists,
a stark, indifferent beauty.
But within,
a landscape reshaped,
familiar contours blurred by the flood.
Memories surface, unbidden,
sharp edges softened by sorrow,
yet still capable of slicing.
Sleep offers no true escape,
dreams twist familiar faces
into masks...
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