Cosmos felt strangely muted,
vibrant hues of life dulled to a sombre gray,
and memories flicker like dying embers
in the hearth of my soul;
conversations now hung heavy in the air
unsaid, unheard, unread.

Clocks’ silence become an unwelcome companion,
the void echoed with an unbearable hollowness
guilt, a viper with a venomous bite,
coil around my heart;
why wasn’t I there?
How far is faraway?