~Silences~

I know
it's darker
to stand
alone eyes
my eyes
fractured and watery
still circles

it's good
to have silences
but I'm
worried they're
becoming uncomfortable

I just
need more time
there's way
too many
tables and stairs
to make
my way through

this is
the natural order
of things
to change

I just
have to
try to
stay unwavering
writing my
message on
the pavement

I like
you even
if you don't
bring me
doughnuts maybe
I'm confusing
baggage with experience
I'm not
scared really
I'm alert

good memories
are like
a slow song
that I
don't ever
want to end
savoring each
taste of
the passing days

~Sarah Mahina Calvello