If You Can See

There are signs you know, if you can see,
that prolonged drowsiness, relating less with fatigue and more with escapism.
Of forgetting all the pain when we sleep.

There are signs you know, if you can see,
that habit of speaking less, relating less with introversion and more with caution.
Of not blurting out the agony of the heart.

There are signs you know, if you can see,
that quiet smiling, relating less with ecstasy and more with sorrow
Of not being able to cry out loud.

There are signs you know, if you can see,
that lonely tear rolling down the cheek, relating less with dust in eyes and more with helplessness,
Of not being able to contain them anymore..

There are signs you know, if you can see,
That uncanny silence, relating less with a full head and more with an empty heart,
Of feeling too much yet feeling nothing.

There are signs you know, if you can see,