18 January 2026

Sad Symphony

 


(Reflection of the poem written when I was 14)

 

Eyes dried, hollow,

Shadows dancing behind the hazel hues,

Darkness in its finest,

Dreaded obscurity.

The mind preoccupied from thoughts scattered from past, present and of what it could happens,

Infinite ideas, pathways easy and hard,

Like a game, I reach another level, new quest immediately pops out.

Life is not that simple, not so straight forward, no code behind the visuals.

I can hear my young self nervously pacing, holding that one paper rose,

The hands are as empty as the heart - isolation as huge as the Artic Ocean,

Frozen in time.

Symbolic shire on the little vanity, picture from the days when thirty-something woman was a call from the future,

Never anticipated, only now matters - grow little flower, fly little bird.

Yet I am still escaping the reality into the writings,

Still in denial, still soul-searching; some habits never change.

Palette in greys, thorns hugging the soul, ache is what still dominates the life.

Mental weeds grow instead of lush meadows – imagination semi-working, a lot has passed.

I keep sinking into the oblivion like I used to,

My inner fireplaces no longer keep me warm,

I have abandoned the prayers – they were never answered,

Only anxiety is lingering beneath the cheerful smile.

The Self-love never practiced is tearing me apart,

The tears stopped visiting me – as withered as what I profusely refuse to release.

And in this moment, I do realize how the young ghosts quietly show through the same fears

Flashback from years long gone yet so relevant.

The eyelids are shutting down; the calmness of the void remains the sweetness I constantly crave.

My shriek continues to devour me.

Even now the pain remains as sharp as before,

The sweet memories are getting more bitter

And keep inflicting the old, hidden, drenched in unrest Loneliness.