Unsaid (A Villanelle-ish)

Unsaid

(A Villanelle-ish)

Jennifer Pickup 26.02.2024

I have all these words that remain unsaid,

They disappear when I pick up the phone – 

Silence haunts me and the lines they go dead.

I think we both need to put this to bed,

Tie loose ends tight and then both let this go –

I have all these words that remain unsaid.

We both cut our bonds, made a gap that bled,

And neither of us dare to mend those wounds –

Silence haunts me and I feel darkness spread.

Like statues we can’t seem to move ahead,

Frozen feelings have seen too many moons –

I have all these words that remain unsaid.

My heart won’t build a bridge, nor will my head,

I can’t talk to you; you don’t contact me – 

Silence haunts me as my heart it plays dead.

Between you and I there still hangs a thread – 

Sometimes I worry we’ll never be free.

I have all these words that remain unsaid –

Silence haunts me, as does Time’s heavy tread.