A Melodious Cacophony

Joely Garcia

with a simple utterance you can make,

my heart flutter

or even

stop beating

altogether

There is chaos in your world, a unique, 

contained chaos

it calls to me

but perhaps i merely picked up 

a frequency 

which was, in reality

never meant for me:

she had it once

it called to her

but she never picked up on it

and with the absence of her notice

came the recluse of your heart

once more

you let it grow cold

you let this somberness and  bitterness

consume you

it shattered you

and it shattered

me

But with each passing day

i also notice 

the good it brought

the once callous, frosted parts of you

have begun to thaw

and despite the frequency not being

meant for me

and my desire to release it

i discover some new crevice

some new

gentleness; 

a flutter begins in my chest again

the cavity expands

there is no turning back now

. . .

i guess i will just have to live 

with this

pain of passion