It surprises me
I do not miss many people

Not in my heart,
Where the feeling swells
Like a delicate bloom
Rushing to fill the space
Between my skin

It has taken me so long
To abandon ambivalence
Walls streaked red
Which I have constructed around them

The way they look at me
Like they were truly listening
How they spoke to me
Without assumption

I’ve changed
Relearning the rhythm of my breaths
And perhaps some day you will take my balance
For I will show you a path
That we can walk together in silence