THE SILENT VOID

To face the inexorable and brutal existential emptiness

I look around and see everything I have achieved,

the family I have built.

These are my foundations.

I'm not saying that I don't fall apart sometimes,

but a spark of hope rescues me.

I don't give up and I'm resilient.

I face my demons writing.

I´ve already crossed many chasms,

living on the edge one day at a time.

I balance between movement and meditation.

Only one word devours me,

the one that my heart didn´t say.

Nathalia Leão Garcia

April 7th, 2020