The ocean have forgotten its tides,
Gaslights have forgotten to shine.
Under this oppressing, suffocating air，
Even mirrors forgot how to flare.
The migratory forgot their paths; fish forgot their hunger;
Rain clouds give bracing breath, no longer.
A pencil snapped, left a mark on paper,
So did ruthless and kind reaper.
Fingers forgot to touch, lips forgot to play,
Teeth too forgot to bite, their fierceness gone astray.
In grief I turned aside, a shadowed heart concealed,
Still cannot forget—
Those loves once revealed.
Nov 6, 2025
Nov 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM UTC
The ocean have forgotten its tides,
Gaslights have forgotten to shine.
Under this oppressing, suffocating air，
Even mirrors forgot how to flare.
The migratory forgot their paths; fish forgot their hunger;
Rain clouds give bracing breath, no longer.
A pencil snapped, left a mark on paper,
So did ruthless and kind reaper.
Fingers forgot to touch, lips forgot to play,
Teeth too forgot to bite, their fierceness gone astray.
In grief I turned aside, a shadowed heart concealed,
Still cannot forget—
Those loves once revealed.
Evelyn
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