#sincerelyileana poems on Hello Poetry

Ileana Amara Dec 2022

...

an ellipsis; three dots
to some, it is a pause,
others, a fragmented speech,
an omission of words

i find myself bemused...
how an ellipsis reflects my being;
a mystery difficult to be construed
for what is this ellipsis' meaning
but all the words left unsaid...

sincerely, ileana.

12.16.22.| long time no write & ironically, i come back with a poem about things left unsaid... i have never been fond of using ellipses, perhaps because i was always able to express how i feel but nowadays, it feels as though they seem to speak more than any language could.

#sincerelyileana #ellipsis #unsaid

Ileana Amara Aug 2022

the language we've built

sometimes i still mourn & long
for the language we made for ourselves
but can no longer be spoken.

sincerely, ileana.

08.29.22.| they say lovers are like inventors; they create a world & language of their own — one that is both beautifully & painfully irreplaceable.

#sincerelyileana #language #lovers #built

Ileana Amara May 2022

so much is unsaid so i am writing again;

i tried to say goodbye to my grief,
the thing that has made a home
inside of me;
the mother of my craft,
the suffering i cherish.

but now i know,
she is a tenant of permanence,
inside me, she is a remnant
of both love and memory.

sincerely, ileana.

05.24.22.| more than half a year since i last wrote something, more than half a year since i wallowed in the depths of my grief. this time, i'd like to write again — not just of grief, but of love and life and people.

#sincerelyileana #grief #love #memory

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