The Melody of Melancholy

the stillness of the atmosphere

the quiet you learn to love

gawks at you

an eerie presence 

the noise of the tinnitus

screams of the soundlessness

you blame people who hurt you

but inward you are your biggest victim

thrashing and screaming for mercy

but you never forgave yourself

for the wrong act

for loving the wrong person

for the betrayal of the good

for friendship with evil

sweetheart, the atmosphere was never still

they all did you wrong

but they left

and you pick up the weights they left to weigh you down

and you never let go

Let go...

Let go...